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Kääntä E, Parviainen R, Tikanmäki M, Alenius S, Sinikumpu JJ, Kajantie E. Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Offspring's Risk for Bone Fracture in Childhood and Adolescence. J Bone Miner Res 2023; 38:1791-1799. [PMID: 37823763 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Conditions during gestation, such as maternal smoking, may affect offspring's bone structure. This could increase the offspring's risk of bone fractures during childhood. In this study, we aimed to assess the association between prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and childhood bone fracture risk. We used a register-based birth cohort that included all children born in Finland between January 1987 and September 1990. After exclusions, the final study population consisted of 220,699 persons. Using a unique national identification number, we linked the cohort data to the fracture diagnosis in specialty care and covariate data using the Medical Birth Register (MBR), Statistics Finland and Care Register for Health Care (CRHC). The fractures were analyzed in three groups: all fractures, non-high-energy fractures, and high-energy fractures. The analyses were adjusted for sex, parity, child's year of birth, mother's age at childbirth, mother's and father's educational level, and mother's fracture status. We tested the association in three age groups: <1 year, 1-<5 years, and 5-<15 years using Cox and (recurrent fractures) Poisson regression. A total of 18,857 (8.5%) persons had at least one bone fracture diagnosis before the age of 15 years. In the age group 5-<15 years, maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with higher fracture risk in all of the studied fracture groups: hazard ratio (HR) = 1.12 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06-1.17) in all fractures, 1.13 (95% CI 1.07-1.19) in non-high-energy, and 1.15 (95% CI 1.00-1.32) in high-energy fractures. There were no significant associations in other age groups in any of the fracture groups. No statistically significant association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring's risk of recurrent fractures was found. In conclusion, 5- to 15-year-olds whose mothers have smoked during pregnancy have an increased risk of bone fractures treated in specialty care. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
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- Emil Kääntä
- Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, Medical Research Center, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Children and Adolescents, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, Medical Research Center, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Children and Adolescents, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, Medical Research Center, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Children and Adolescents, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, Medical Research Center, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Children and Adolescents, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, Medical Research Center, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Children and Adolescents, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Charoenngam N, Ayoub D, Holick MF. Nutritional rickets and vitamin D deficiency: consequences and strategies for treatment and prevention. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2022; 17:1-14. [PMID: 35852141 DOI: 10.1080/17446651.2022.2099374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Rickets is typically characterized by bone deformities due to defective bone mineralization and chondrocyte maturation in growing bones. However, infantile rickets often goes unrecognized, because the skeletal abnormalities are more subtle and often can only be detected radiologically. Nutritional rickets is a major public health concern in several regions worldwide. It is most commonly caused by vitamin D and/or calcium deficiency. AREA COVERED We provide an overview of historical perspective, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of nutritional rickets. Additionally, we outline diagnostic approaches and highlight challenges in radiographic diagnosis of rickets. Finally, we present strategies for prevention and treatment of rickets. EXPERT OPINION Despite the evidence from clinical databases that rickets is a rare disease, it is likely that rickets is clinically underdiagnosed as studies designed to screen healthy children for radiographic evidence of rickets reported surprisingly much higher prevalence. It has been reported that some of the radiologic features of rickets can be misinterpreted as fractures. To prevent nutritional rickets, most if not all infants and young children, should receive vitamin D from formulas and foods that are fortified with vitamin D or supplementation to achieve a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D of at least 20 ng/mL as recommended by the Institute of Medicine. It has been recommended by the Endocrine Society that to achieve maximum bone health for children and adults, a serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D should be at least 30 ng/mL and preferably 40-60 ng/mL. Pregnant women who are unable to obtain an adequate amount of vitamin D from sunlight exposure and natural and fortified diets should take a vitamin D supplement of 1500-2000 IUs daily as recommended by the Endocrine Society since it has been demonstrated that 600 IUs daily will not maintain a circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D of at least 20 ng/mL and most pregnant women. If lactating women take approximately 6400 IUs of vitamin D daily, they provide enough vitamin D in their milk to satisfy their infant's requirement thereby preventing rickets.
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- Nipith Charoenngam
- Section Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition and Weight Management, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Medicine, Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Section Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition and Weight Management, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Taylor SN. Vitamin D in Toddlers, Preschool Children, and Adolescents. ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2020; 76 Suppl 2:30-41. [PMID: 33232959 DOI: 10.1159/000505635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vitamin D supplementation is known to both prevent and treat rickets, a disease of hypomineralized bone. Childhood is a period of great bone development and, therefore, attention to the vitamin D needed to optimize bone health in childhood is imperative. SUMMARY Observational studies have pointed to a vitamin D status, as indicated by a 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration, of 50 nmol/L to ensure avoidance of rickets and of 75 nmol/L to optimize health. However, the benefits of achieving these levels of vitamin D status are less evident when pediatric randomized, controlled trials are performed. In fact, no specific pediatric vitamin D supplementation has been established by the existing evidence. Yet, study of vitamin D physiology continues to uncover further potential benefits to vitamin D sufficiency. This disconnection between vitamin D function and trials of supplementation has led to new paths of investigation, including establishment of the best method to measure vitamin D status, examination of genetic variation in vitamin D metabolism, and consideration that vitamin D status is a marker of another variable, such as physical activity, and its association with bone health. Nevertheless, vitamin D supplementation in the range of 10-50 μg/day appears to be safe for children and remains a promising intervention that may yet be supported by clinical trials as a method to optimize pediatric health. Key Message: Pediatric vitamin D status is associated with avoidance of rickets. Randomized, controlled trials of vitamin D supplementation for pediatric bone health are limited and equivocal in their results. Beyond bone, decreased risk for autoimmune, infectious, and allergic diseases has been associated with higher vitamin D status. The specific vitamin D supplementation to optimize toddler, child, and adolescent outcomes is unknown, but doses 10-50 μg/day are safe and may be beneficial.
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- Sarah N Taylor
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA,
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Rolfes MC, Deyle DR, King KS, Hand JL, Graff AH, Derauf C. Fracture incidence in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - A population-based case-control study. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2019; 91:95-101. [PMID: 30856599 PMCID: PMC7064152 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The differential diagnosis of non-accidental injury during childhood includes medical conditions that predispose to skeletal fragility. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) has been proposed as one such condition despite little objective evidence in the medical literature. OBJECTIVE To investigate if EDS causes increased bone fragility during infancy and childhood. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Residents of an 8-county region in southern Minnesota using the Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP) medical records-linkage system. METHODS This retrospective, population-based, case-control study identified subjects with EDS from 1976 to 2015 who had complete records for at least their first year of life. Validity of diagnosis was ascertained using the 2017 International Classification of the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes. Records were reviewed for fracture diagnoses that were characterized by age, location, type and mechanism. RESULTS Of 219 potential cases, 21 had complete records for the first year of life and sufficient evidence in the medical record to support an EDS diagnosis. Of these 21, there were 14 hypermobile, 2 classical, 4 vascular, and 1 arthrochalasia EDS subtypes. 11 of 21 EDS cases (52.4%) and 15 of 63 controls (23.8%) had one or more fractures during childhood. No fractures were identified in the first year of life. Comparing cases to controls, EDS was associated with having any fractures during childhood with an odds ratio of 3.4 (95% CI: 1.20-9.66). CONCLUSIONS We found no evidence that infants with common forms of EDS are predisposed to more frequent fractures. Ambulatory subjects with these EDS subtypes may have a higher incidence of fractures during childhood.
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- Mary C Rolfes
- Mayo Clinic School of Medicine - Minnesota Campus, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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- Departments of Clinical Genomics and Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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- Departments of Dermatology, Clinical Genomics, and Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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- Departments of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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el Demellawy D, Davila J, Shaw A, Nasr Y. Brief Review on Metabolic Bone Disease. Acad Forensic Pathol 2018; 8:611-640. [PMID: 31240061 PMCID: PMC6490580 DOI: 10.1177/1925362118797737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Metabolic bone disease (MBD) is a broad term that describes a clinically heterogeneous group of diseases that are only united by a common denominator of an aberrant bone chemical milieu leading to a defective skeleton and bone abnormalities. From a forensic pathologist's perspective, MBDs create a challenging diagnostic dilemma in differentiating them from child abuse, particularly when the victim is an infant. Through this brief narrative review on MBD, bone pathophysiology and two relatively challenging pediatric MBDs will be discussed.
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- Dina el Demellawy
- Dina el Demellawy MD PhD FRCPC, 401 Smyth Rd, Pathology Department, Ottawa ON K1H 8L1,
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Holick MF, Hossein-Nezhad A, Tabatabaei F. Multiple fractures in infants who have Ehlers-Danlos/hypermobility syndrome and or vitamin D deficiency: A case series of 72 infants whose parents were accused of child abuse and neglect. DERMATO-ENDOCRINOLOGY 2017; 9:e1279768. [PMID: 29511428 PMCID: PMC5832156 DOI: 10.1080/19381980.2017.1279768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Objective: To increase the level of awareness that Ehlers-Danlos/hypermobility syndrome (EDS) and vitamin D deficiency are associated with infantile fragility fractures and radiologic features that may be mistakenly reported to be caused by non-accidental trauma due to Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN). Patients and Methods: We constructed a case series, the largest to date, of infants with EDS who were vitamin D sufficient, insufficient and deficient and infants without EDS but with documented vitamin D deficiency and radiologic evidence of rickets who presented with multiple fractures originally diagnosed as being non-accidental and caused by child abuse. These infants were referred to the outpatient Bone Health Care Clinic at Boston University Medical Campus over a 6-year (2010–2015) period. We also present 6 index cases in which the court concluded that there was no convincing evidence of child abuse and the infants were returned to their parents. Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval was obtained. Results: We present 72 cases of infants with multiple fractures diagnosed to be caused by non-accidental trauma. All infants were younger than one year of age. Among them, 93%(67) had clinical evidence of EDS and/or a family history with a confirmed clinical diagnosis of at least one parent having EDS and the other 7%(5) without evidence of EDS had vitamin D deficiency/infantile rickets. Three of the EDS infants were diagnosed as osteogenesis imperfecta (OI)/EDS overlap syndrome. The most common fractures noted at diagnosis were ribs and extremity fractures (including classic metaphyseal lesions). Serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] were reported in 48 infants (18.0 ± 8.5 ng/ml) and in 30 mothers (21.3 ± 11.7 ng/ml). Sixty-three percent (27) of the EDS infants who had their serum 25(OH)D measured were vitamin D deficient 25(OH)D<20 ng/ml and 5 were vitamin D sufficient 25(OH)D>30 ng/ml. The mean serum level for infants with vitamin D deficiency/rickets was (10.2 ± 3.0 ng/ml) Conclusion: EDS, OI/EDS and vitamin D deficiency/infantile rickets are associated with fragility fractures in infants that can be misinterpreted as caused by non-accidental trauma due to child abuse.
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- M F Holick
- Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Diabetes, Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory, Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Diabetes, Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory, Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, MA, USA.,Osteoporosis Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Diabetes, Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory, Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, MA, USA
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Walker A, Kepron C, Milroy CM. Are There Hallmarks of Child Abuse? I. Osseous Injuries. Acad Forensic Pathol 2016; 6:568-590. [PMID: 31239932 PMCID: PMC6474500 DOI: 10.23907/2016.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Fractures are commonly found in cases regarded as child abuse. The most commonly encountered fractures are to the ribs and the metaphyses. This paper examines the specificity of the classical metaphyseal lesion (CML) and rib fractures as hallmarks of child abuse. Recently, vitamin D deficiency (rickets) has been proposed as an alternative cause for the appearances typically described in CML. The literature in this area is examined. Rib fractures have also been highly associated with child abuse, particularly posterior rib fractures. As well as metabolic bone disease, resuscitation has been examined as a cause of rib fractures in young children. The current literature remains strongly supportive of rib fractures and metaphyseal fractures being indicators of child abuse.
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- Ontario Forensic Pathology Service - Eastern Ontario Regional
Forensic Pathology Unit and University of Ottawa - Pathology and Laboratory
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