bonedensity

BONE DENSITY – BY-MANMEET KAUR EMAIL –manmeet_hayar@sify.com
BoneDensity Osteoporosis comes in common usage It means’ porous bones ‘ in latin porous literally it is thinning of bones which makes them fragile and brittle so that they fracture easily . It is old age disease but is found in children also. About 45% of bone mass is formed during teens .Young adulthood is the right time to form the health habits that help prevent osteoporosis .The bones continue to evolve and change through out life Bone itself tissues’ remodels’{lays down and then releases and replaces calcium }but for most of adult life there is equilibirium – calicium is laid down and released without apparent change in bone density. Nutritional factors –intake of calcium and vitamin D as well as other nutrients plays an important part . Talking about children it is called “pediatric disease with geriatric consequences” because bone mass attained in childhood and adolescence is important determinant of skeletal health
For most people amount of bone tissue in skeleton peaks by the late 20s At that point bones have reached their maximum strength and density. Up to 90%of peak bone mass is acquired by age 18 in girls and 20in boys which makes youth the best time to invest in bone health.
Who can get osteoporosis - children with Hemophilia are at risk for reduced bone mineral density {BMD}because of reduced weight bearing exercise and hepatitis C infection. A study at royal children hospital conducted a cross section survey of bone density among 19 children with severe Hemophilia Results were correlated with findings of blinded objective evaluation of joints of lower limbs and with hepatitis C status Results – The mean lumbar bone mineral apparent density for patients were reduced to (0.102g\cm3 compared with that for control subjects (0.113g\cm3