Bone Problems in Young Children-A Narrative Review

Kanika Shanker

Summit Endocrinology, Summit Physician Services, Chambersburg, PA

Kanika Shanker, Summit Endocrinology, Summit Physician Services, Chambersburg, PA.

Keywords: Osteoporosis; Bone Mineralization; Bone Matrix

Abstract

Bone disorders in children can be divided into problems of bone mineralization, density and bone matrix. It can present with problems in gaining height, fractures, bone deformities and biochemical disturbances in minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and hormones -vitamin D and parathyroid hormone.

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