Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0006p137 | (1) | ICCBH2017

Growth, bone and muscle mass are adversely affected in bone marrow transplant recipients: a body composition analysis

Doulgeraki Artemis , Vlachopapadopoulou E , Peristeri I , Paisiou A , Polizois G , Kaisari K , Monopolis I , Vessalas G , Michalacos S , Kitra V

Objectives: There are many factors leading to poor bone health and imbalanced body composition in bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients. We aimed to report our patientsÂ’ profile and to correlate it with clinical parameters.Methods: Cross-sectional study of paediatric BMT patients. Assessment of growth (height, weight, BMI) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for evaluation of bone mineral density (BMD) and geometry, muscle and fat mass. All...