Bone Abstracts

Objectives: To assess the effects of short-term vitamin D supplementation on bone metabolism, glycaemic status and immune function in vitamin D deficient children.Method: Treatment with daily 5000 IU cholecalciferol supplementation for 6 weeks. At baseline and end of treatment serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), parathyroid hormone (PTH), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), serum collagen type 1 cross-linked C-telopeptide (CTX), serum calcium, HbA1c, sex hormon...

Background: There is still limited information on changes in growth especially segmental growth and bone mass of glucocorticoid(GC) treated boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).Objectives: To evaluate changes in growth and bone mass in GC treated boys with DMD.Methods: Retrospective study of 15 boys with DMD treated with GC, median age 7.6 years (4.1, 15.5) who had repeated DXA scan for clinical monitoring of bone health, me...

Background: Previous studies with small number of boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) suggest that growth failure occurs in glucocorticoid naïve (GC) boys.Objective: To evaluate height and longitudinal growth in boys with DMD prior to GC.Method: Retrospective evaluation in boys with DMD with height measurements obtained for clinical purposes. Out of the 91 boys currently managed in Scotland, 51 had at least one height ...