Adult men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) were more than twice as likely to experience fractures compared with adult men without DMD in the UK, a recent study published in Muscle & Nerve found.1 However, less than half of the patient population had undergone bone monitoring, which suggests a need for better clinical guidance and management of osteoporosis in adult men with DMD.
Vertebral fractures are common in glucocorticoid-associated osteoporosis and are a clinical indicator of osteoporosis in young patients. | Image credit: Hugnaka – stock.adobe.com
Past research has shown that children and adolescents with DMD are at a significantly increased risk of low-trauma fractures.2 The use of corticosteroids, which are standard in DMD care and have improved survival and other key outcomes in patients with DMD, is…