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Our cross-sectional study evaluated bone measure reproducibility in pediatric participants using repeat HR-pQCT (XtremeCT II, Scanco Medical) scans of non-dominant distal tibia and radius of 30 healthy children and adolescents (7-17\u00a0yr, 47% female) by 2 technicians. Additionally, we examined HR-pQCT and micro-CT of 26 cadaveric distal tibia specimens to evaluate agreement between the modalities. All HR-pQCT scans were analyzed using manufacturer-provided software (Image Processing Language, Scanco Medical) and a fully automated, previously validated, in-house algorithm, offering measures of bone microstructure (eg, trabecular plate-rod distribution, transverse trabeculae, trabecular bone strength) currently unavailable in the manufacturer-provided software. Root-mean-squared percent coefficient of variation (RMS-%CV) assessed precision and least significant change. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) using absolute-agreement, 2-way random-effects models assessed reliability. Pearson\u2019s correlation coefficients and ICC assessed linear relationships and agreements between HR-pQCT and micro-CT, respectively. In children and adolescents, RMS-%CV of HR-pQCT-derived trabecular bone measures at distal tibia and radius ranged from 0.8-4.4 to 0.8-6.0, respectively. Most cortical bone results were in a similar range. Both computational algorithms showed ICC\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.90. RMS-%CV and least significant change values were lower for tibia than radius. ICCs were lower for cortical than trabecular outcomes. Most cadaveric results showed ICC\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.83, other than trabecular bone thickness and modulus (ICC\u2009=\u20090.7). Pearson\u2019s r (&amp;gt;0.86) suggested strong correlations for almost all parameters. HR-pQCT and micro-CT results using in-house algorithm did not differ significantly, while manufacturer-provided algorithm results showed lower yet still moderate reliability (ICC\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.55). Reliability of the second-generation HR-pQCT in pediatric participants is excellent\u2014better in tibia vs radius. 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