Trends in Management of Osteopenia in Neonates: A Review

Dr Babu S Madarkar MD; Dr Tapas Bandyopadhyay MD; Dr Arvind Saili MD

Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Trends in Management of Osteopenia in Neonates: A Review

Dr Babu S Madarkar Md, Dr Tapas Bandyopadhyay Md, Dr Arvind Saili Md

Abstract :

Neonatal osteopenia is common preventable condition that predisposes to pathological fractures in neonates.

Commonest cause of neonatal. Osteopenia is deficiency of minerals and subnormal bone formation.

Preterm infants are at increased risk of developing this condition. Other causes of neonatal osteopenia are inadequate mineral supplementation prolonged parenteral nutrition, chronic diseases such as onchopulmonary dysplasia and shortbowel syndrome . Prompt identification

of this condition is very necessory. Various markers help in early detection and treatment in high-risk populations .Investigations like photon

emission absorptiometry ,quantitave ultrasounds are usefull methods of early detection of this condition. But dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is preferred radiological method method of early detection. Conventional use of serum biochemical markers such as calcium,

phosphate, alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin also help in prompt detection of Osteopenia of neonates. Prevention and early detection of

osteopenia is the key to the successful management of this condition in neonates.