Skeletal development in premature infants: a review of bone physiology beyond nutritional aspects.

F Rauch, E Schoenau

Journal: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 2002;86(2):F82-5

PMID: 11882548

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Abstract

Bone development is usually seen as a process of bone mineral accretion or increase in bone mass, and treatment of bone disorders usually consists of attempts to maximise bone mass accumulation by nutritional means only. However, from a functional perspective, bones should not be as heavy as possible, but rather as stable as necessary. It is therefore important to create conditions that stimulate bones to become more stable.

Address: Children's Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1136/fn.86.2.f82

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MeSH Terms: Bone Development, Bone Diseases, Developmental, Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature, Infant, Premature, Diseases, Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis