Bone Abstracts

Purpose: To explore the features of bone metabolism and create a system of medical correction of violations in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.Materials and methods: Based on the analysis of the survey results of 12 patients with different types of EDS aged 3 to 10 years (males - 8 patients, female - 4 patients) who were treated in Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology,National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine from 2005 to 2015 years. ...

Introduction: The effectiveness of intravenous pamidronate was assessed independently and in combination with corrective osteotomy surgery for lower extremity deformities in children with osteogenesis imperfecta.Methods: Orthopaedic treatment was conducted in 21 patients with OI (type I–ten patients, type III–11 patients), including 13 males and eight females with mean age 9.4±0.6. All patients received calcium supplements and active forms...