Reduced bone mineral density in adolescents with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and scoliosis.
K TsaknakisK JäckleK A LüdersH M LorenzL BraunschweigAnna Kathrin HellPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2022)
DMD adolescents with scoliosis have strongly reduced BMD Z-scores, especially in the lumbar spine in comparison to healthy controls. These findings support the implementation of a standardised screening and treatment protocol. Level of evidence/clinical relevance: therapeutic level III.