Journal article
Risk factors associated with prevalent vertebral fractures in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Abstract
Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have a high fracture burden due to progressive myopathy and steroid-induced osteoporosis. This study in males with DMD showed that markers of systemic glucocorticoid exposure including shorter stature, greater bone age delay, and lower lumbar spine bone mineral density were associated with spine fragility.Introduction
Fragility fractures are frequent in DMD. The purpose of this study was to …
Authors
Phung K; McAdam L; Ma J; McMillan HJ; Jackowski S; Scharke M; Matzinger M-A; Shenouda N; Koujok K; Jaremko JL
Journal
Osteoporosis International, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 147–160
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
January 2023
DOI
10.1007/s00198-022-06578-6
ISSN
0937-941X