Skeletal development in premature infants: a review of bone physiology beyond nutritional aspects
- Correspondence to:
Dr Rauch, Shriners Hospital for Children, 1529 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A6, Canada;
frauch{at}shriners.mcgill.ca
- Accepted 19 October 2001
Abstract
Bone development is usually seen as a process of bone mineral accretion or increase in bone mass, and treatment of bone disorders usually consists of attempts to maximise bone mass accumulation by nutritional means only. However, from a functional perspective, bones should not be as heavy as possible, but rather as stable as necessary. It is therefore important to create conditions that stimulate bones to become more stable.
