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Chapter 22 - Metabolic Bone Disease

from Section 3 - Core Paediatric Orthopaedics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2024

By
Richard Hutchinson ,
Mubashshar Ahmad  and
Gavin DeKiewiet
Edited by
Sattar Alshryda ,
Stan Jones  and
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Sattar Alshryda
Affiliation:
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai Academic Health Corporation, Dubai UAE
Stan Jones
Affiliation:
Al Ahli Hospital, Qatar
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
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Summary

The key to understanding metabolic bone disease in children is to have a clear understanding of what bone is made of and how it grows at the physes. The structure of the physis is covered in detail in Chapter 25. An overview of the structure of bone and its role in calcium and phosphate homeostasis will be covered below.

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Postgraduate Paediatric Orthopaedics
The Candidate's Guide to the FRCS(Tr&Orth) Examination
 , pp. 385 - 395
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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