Generalized Osteopenia in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis–Association With Abnormal Pubertal Growth, Bone Turnover, and Calcium Intake?

Abstract

Results from the current study showed that an abnormally faster growth rate and higher bone turnover in the patient with AIS might lead to increased bone dimensions. Calcium intake in patients with AIS was very low and likely to be insufficient for normal bone mineralization. Therefore, low bone mass in AIS may result from abnormal bone mineralization qualitatively and quantitatively and, thus, fails to catch up with increased bone growth during the peripubertal period.