Open AccessCompromised Bone Microarchitecture and Estimated Bone Strength in Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis
Author(s) -
Melissa S. Putman,
Carly E. Milliren,
Nicholas P. Derrico,
Ahmet Uluer,
Leonard Sicilian,
Allen Lapey,
Gregory S. Sawicki,
Catherine M. Gordon,
Mary L. Bouxsein,
Joel S. Finkelstein
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-1982
Subject(s) - cystic fibrosis , microarchitecture , medicine , dentistry , pathology , computer science , embedded system
Young adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) are at risk for low bone density and fractures, but the underlying alterations in bone microarchitecture that may contribute to their increased fracture risk are currently unknown.