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. 2020 Jan 28;170(5):116–123. doi: 10.1007/s10354-019-00732-2

Table 1.

XLH follow-up plan for paediatric patients Vienna Bone and Growth Centre. (Based on [1, 7, 8])

XLH patient management plan Vienna Bone and Growth Centre Interval
Clinical monitoring
Including height, BMI, BP, head circumference, deformity monitoring, neurological examination
Rapid growth phases 3‑monthly
Significant treatment changes 3‑monthly
Stable phase 6‑monthly
Quality of life monitoring
PedsQL 3–6-monthly
VAS 3‑monthly
Functional monitoring
6MWT 12-monthly
PEDI‑D 24-monthly
Lab monitoring
Conventional treatment
Ca, P, Ca/Crea ratio, ALP 3‑monthly
PTH, 25(OH)D 6‑monthly
Burosumab
Initial phase: P, Ca, TmP/GFR Week 2, 4, 8, 12
Stable phase: P, Ca, TmP/GFR 3‑monthly
PTH, 25(OH)D, 1,25(OHD), UCa/Crea 6‑monthly
Bone imaging 12–24-monthly
Kidney ultrasound
Regular findings 24-monthly
Hypercalciuria/nephrocalcinosis 12-monthly
Orthopaedic monitoring 6–12 monthly
Dental monitoring 6‑monthly
Cranial MRI If indicated
Cardiac ultrasound If hypertensive

XLH X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets, BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, PedsQL pediatric quality of life inventory, VAS visual analogue scale, MWT 6 minute walking test, PEDI-D pediatric evaluation of disability inventory, Ca calcium, P phosphate, Crea creatinine, ALP alkaline phosphatase, PTH parathyroid hormone, TmP/GFR ratio of the maximum rate of tubular phosphate reabsorption to glomerular filtration rate, 25(OH)D 25-hydroxycholecalciferol, 1,25(OHD) 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, UCa/Crea urinary calcium to creatinine ratio