Risk factors associated with prevalent vertebral fractures in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Kim PhungLaura McAdamJinhui MaHugh J McMillanStefan JackowskiMaya ScharkeMary-Ann MatzingerNazih ShenoudaKhaldoun KoujokJacob L JaremkoKevin SmitScott WalkerColleen HartiganNasrin KhanVictor N KonjiLynn MacLeayMarika PageElizabeth SykesMarie-Eve RobinsonNathalie AlosElizabeth A CummingsJosephine HoAnne Marie SbrocchiRobert SteinDavid SalehB Catharine CravenUtkarsh J DangKerry SiminoskiFrank RauchLeanne M WardPublished 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)
Readily measurable clinical variables were associated with prevalent VF in males with glucocorticoid-treated DMD. These variables may be useful to identify candidates for primary osteoporosis prevention after glucocorticoid initiation.