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Phalangeal quantitative ultrasound measurements in former pre-term children aged 9–11 years

Z P Halaba, MD ¹ J Bursa, MD, PhD ² U Kostowska Kapon, MD ² W Pluskiewicz, MD, PhD ³ S Marciniak, MD ⁴ and U Drzewiecka, MD ⁵

¹ Public Clinical Hospital No 1 in Zabrze, Poland, ² Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Zabrze, Department and Clinic of Pediatrics, Silesian School of Medicine in Zabrze, Poland, ³ Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Department and Clinic of Internal Diseases, Diabetology and Nephrology, Silesian School of Medicine in Zabrze, Poland, ⁴ Regional Hospital in Zabrze, Poland, ⁵ Regional Hospital in Kraków, Poland

Correspondence: Zenon P Halaba, Public Clinical Hospital No 1 in Zabrze, 3-go Maja Street 13/15, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland. E-mail: zhalaba{at}poczta.onet.pl

The objective of this study was to compare phalangeal ultrasound values in 38 former pre-term children, aged 9–11 years, with 50 age-matched term controls. Skeletal status was evaluated using phalangeal quantitative ultrasound measurements (QUS) by DBM Sonic 1200 (IGEA, Carpi, Italy) which measures the amplitude dependent speed of sound (Ad-SoS, m s^–1). There were no significant differences in values of Ad-SoS, weight and height between patients and controls irrespective of birth weight or prematurity. In conclusion, phalangeal ultrasound measurements performed in prematurely born infants show that at the age of 9–11 years their bone status does not differ from children born at term.