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Background: Quantitative ultrasound measurement of the speed of sound (SOS) through bone has been investigated as a means of assessing bone status in preterm infants. Few studies report longitudinal measurements. Objective: To assess longitudinal changes in bone SOS in preterm infants. Methods: Sixty preterm infants with gestational ages of <33 weeks and with birth weight appropriate for gestational age (AGA), and 48 healthy, term AGA infants were enrolled. SOS measurements of the tibia were made within the first week of life in the preterm infants, and within the first 72 hours of life in the term infants. During their hospital stay, weekly measurements of tibial SOS were made in 29 of the preterm infants, who were divided into three gestational age groups: Group 1: 24-26 weeks (n = 8), Group 2: 27-29 weeks (n = 9), and Group 3: 30-32 weeks (n = 12). Results: The median SOS value for the 60 newborn preterm infants was significantly lower than that for the 48 newborn term infants (2,924 versus 3,036 m/sec, ρ <0.001). At each time point, SOS values for each of the preterm infant gestational age groups were significantly lower than the term newborn infant SOS values. SOS values decre

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Author

T. Ashmeade; L. Pereda; M. Chen; J.D. Carver

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Published

2007

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)