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Postnatally, tSOS decreased (r\u200a=\u200a\u22120.15, p\u200a=\u200a0.011) whereas LLL increased (r\u200a=\u200a0.96, p&lt;0.001) with age. The rate of postnatal change in LLL, but not in tSOS, was positively influenced by intake of calcium (p\u200a=\u200a0.03), phosphorus (p\u200a=\u200a0.01) and vitamin D (p\u200a=\u200a0.03).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The postnatal decline in tSOS, which is probably due to cortical thinning secondary to endocortical bone loss, and increase in LLL provide new insight into the development of long bones in preterm infants.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/adc.2006.105742","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2007,3,16]],"date-time":"2007-03-16T21:04:37Z","timestamp":1174079077000},"page":"F381-F385","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Relationship of tibial speed of sound and lower limb length to nutrient intake in preterm infants"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"92","author":[{"given":"J","family":"Mercy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"B","family":"Dillon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"J","family":"Morris","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"A J","family":"Emmerson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"M Z","family":"Mughal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2007,3,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025090511443489000_92.5.F381.1","unstructured":"Koo W Steichen J . 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