Bone Abstracts

Background: Fracture incidence rate and growth according to different glucocorticoid (GC) regimen in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is currently unknown.Objective: To determine the extent of skeletal morbidity and the influence of GC regimen on fracture incidence rate and growth in a contemporary cohort of DMD in the UK.Method: Clinical details of 832 boys with DMD in the North Star database (2006–2015) from 23 centres were...