TY - JOUR T1 - Skeletal development in premature infants: a review of bone physiology beyond nutritional aspects JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F82 LP - F85 DO - 10.1136/fn.86.2.F82 VL - 86 IS - 2 AU - F Rauch AU - E Schoenau Y1 - 2002/03/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/86/2/F82.abstract N2 - 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. ER -