1/20/16 Grand Rounds - Bone Fragility in Children: When to Worry and What to Do?

Outcomes: Physician Learners will be able to: 1. Evaluate children with a history of recurrent or low trauma fractures 2. Identify the indications for bone densitometry in children and teens 3. Explain the criteria for the diagnosis of osteoporosis in pediatrics 4. Outline the benefits and limitation of pharmacologic agents for osteoporosis in pediatric patients