Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0002p10 | (1) | ICCBH2013

Osteoporosis in young patients with neurological impairments

Yaghi Yasser , Horr Fatiha E L , Mousa Youssef , Yaghi Kinda , Hneineh Zeinab

Aim: Osteoporosis and resulting spontaneous fractures in young patients with neurological impairments living outside institutions have not received much attention. The aim of this study was to determine the degree of demineralization in children and teens with such disabilities living in South Lebanon, an under privileged region.Subjects and methods: We reviewed 40 patients attending outpatient clinics in a referral rehabilitation center in South Lebanon...