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The role of densitometry in the management of children at risk of bone fragility is less clear. This clinical report summarizes current knowledge about bone densitometry in the pediatric population, including indications for its use, interpretation of results, and risks and costs. The report emphasizes updated consensus statements generated at the 2013 Pediatric Position Development Conference of the International Society of Clinical Densitometry by an international panel of bone experts. Some of these recommendations are evidence-based, whereas others reflect expert opinion, because data are sparse on many topics. The statements from this and other expert panels provide general guidance to the pediatrician, but decisions about ordering and interpreting bone densitometry still require clinical judgment. The interpretation of bone densitometry results in children differs from that in older adults. The terms \u201costeopenia\u201d and \u201costeoporosis\u201d based on bone densitometry findings alone should not be used in younger patients; instead, bone mineral content or density that falls &amp;gt;2 SDs below expected is labeled \u201clow for age.\u201d Pediatric osteoporosis is defined by the Pediatric Position Development Conference by using 1 of the following criteria: \u22651 vertebral fractures occurring in the absence of local disease or high-energy trauma (without or with densitometry measurements) or low bone density for age and a significant fracture history (defined as \u22652 long bone fractures before 10 years of age or \u22653 long bone fractures before 19 years of age). Ongoing research will help define the indications and best methods for assessing bone strength in children and the clinical factors that contribute to fracture risk. 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