Affiliations: University of Colorado School of Medicine, The
Children's Hospital, Denver, CO, USA | Nemours Biomedical Research, Alfred I. duPont Hospital
for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Susan D. Apkon, MD, Department of
Rehabilitation Medicine, The Children's Hospital, 13123 East 16th Avenue, B285,
Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Tel.: +1 720 777 3934; Fax: +1 720 777 7297; E-mail:
[email protected]
Abstract: Low bone mass and subsequent increased risk of fractures is a common
finding in children with cerebral palsy. The available literature on this topic
has increased over the last decade. The following is a review of the prevalence
of fractures in this population, a description of the factors that are
associated with reduced bone mineral density, and a summary of the
interventions that have been reported to improve osteopenia and osteoporosis in
children with cerebral palsy.
Keywords: Cerebral palsy, pediatric, osteoporosis, fractures, bone mineral density
