Validity of parental recall of children’s fracture: implications for investigation of childhood osteoporosis

Summary Fracture history is an important component of osteoporosis diagnosis in children. One in six parentally reported lifetime fractures in children were not confirmed on review of radiographs. Care should be taken to avoid unnecessary investigations for possible osteoporosis due to parental over...

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Published in:Osteoporosis international 2016-02, Vol.27 (2), p.809-813
Main Authors: Moon, R. J., Lim, A., Farmer, M., Segaran, A., Clarke, N. M. P., Harvey, N. C., Cooper, C., Davies, J. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Endocrinology
England
Female
Fractures
Humans
Infant
Male
Medical History Taking - standards
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Memory
Mental Recall
Orthopedics
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis - diagnosis
Osteoporotic Fractures - diagnosis
Osteoporotic Fractures - psychology
Parents - psychology
Patient Selection
Pediatrics
Recurrence
Rheumatology
Short Communication
Unnecessary Procedures - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Summary Fracture history is an important component of osteoporosis diagnosis in children. One in six parentally reported lifetime fractures in children were not confirmed on review of radiographs. Care should be taken to avoid unnecessary investigations for possible osteoporosis due to parental over-reporting of soft tissue injuries as fractures. Introduction The diagnosis of osteoporosis in children requires either a vertebral compression fracture, or a significant fracture history (defined as ≥2 long bone fractures
ISSN:0937-941X
1433-2965
DOI:10.1007/s00198-015-3287-7