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Four pediatric patients on long-term parenteral nutrition developed dense metaphyseal bands. The etiology of these bands is unknown but the role of trace element additives and contaminants in the TPN solutions is under investigation.
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Diament, M., Kangarloo, H., Kodroff, M. et al. Dense metaphyseal bands in patients on long term parenteral nutrition. Pediatr Radiol 11, 207–209 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00972052
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