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儿童青少年骨骼健康管理的临床进展与智能化应用

Clinical Advances and Artificial Intelligence Applications in Bone Health Management in Children and Adolescents

  • 摘要: 儿童青少年期是峰值骨量形成、骨结构塑形和肌骨功能建立的关键窗口,也是多种骨骼异常从可干预风险演变为结构性损害的重要阶段。儿童骨骼健康管理不能简单沿用成人骨病诊疗思路,也不应局限于钙、维生素D和骨密度等单项指标,而需置于生长发育轨迹中,综合判断骨成熟、青春期发育、体重状态、运动功能、基础疾病及结构性骨骼畸形。现有指南和共识提示,儿童骨密度检测、营养与运动相关评估及骨骼畸形筛查均应基于明确适应证和风险分层,避免成人化解读、泛化检测和缺乏后续管理的单次筛查。当前临床实践的主要瓶颈在于高危儿童识别不足、筛查复核和转诊衔接不连续,随访管理依从性有限,人工测量和影像质控仍存在差异。人工智能在骨龄评估、Cobb角测量、脊柱侧弯筛查、髋关节超声质控、进展风险预测和随访管理中显示出应用前景,但其临床价值仍需通过多中心和真实世界研究验证。本文围绕儿童骨骼健康的规范评估、智能化应用及高发骨骼畸形早期识别进行综述,探讨风险识别、转诊衔接和连续管理路径,为构建适合儿童青少年特点的骨骼健康管理模式提供参考。

     

    Abstract: Childhood and adolescence are critical windows for peak bone mass accrual, skeletal modeling, and the establishment of musculoskeletal function. During this period, unrecognized and untreated modifiable skeletal risk factors can progress to permanent structural skeletal disorders. Pediatric bone health management cannot rely on adult-derived diagnostic paradigms, nor should it be reduced to isolated metrics such as calcium intake, vitamin D status, and bone mineral density (BMD). Instead, all assessments must be interpreted in the context of each child’s individual growth trajectory, integrating skeletal maturation, pubertal stage, weight status, motor function, comorbidities, and preexisting structural skeletal deformities. Contemporary clinical guidelines and consensus statements consistently emphasize that BMD testing, nutritional and exercise-related functional assessments, and skeletal deformity screening in pediatric populations must be guided by well-defined clinical indications and risk stratification. They explicitly caution against adult-centric result interpretation, indiscriminate testing, and one-off screening disconnected from longitudinal care. Despite these recommendations, notable gaps persist in routine clinical practice, including under-recognition of high-risk pediatric patients, fragmentation of the care continuum across screening, reassessment, and referral, suboptimal follow-up adherence, and marked variability in manual measurement reliability and imaging quality control. Artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated promising performance across multiple pediatric skeletal care domains, including bone age assessment, Cobb angle quantification, scoliosis population screening, hip ultrasound quality assurance, disease progression risk stratification, and longitudinal follow-up management. Nonetheless, its real-world clinical utility remains to be fully validated through large-scale multicenter trials and real-world evidence studies. This review synthesizes current evidence on standardized assessment protocols, AI-enabled clinical applications, and early identification strategies for common skeletal deformities in pediatric bone health. We further discuss actionable care pathways for risk stratification, cross-setting referral coordination, and continuous longitudinal care tailored to children and adolescents.

     

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