Bone Abstracts

Objective: Expansion of bone marrow, accumulation of iron, growth failure and delayed puberty affect bone health in thalassemia; data on bone density and geometry are scarce. Our objective was to assess bone density (by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry, DXA) and geometry (by peripheral quantitative computed tomography, pQCT) in children with thalassemia major.Methods: Children with thalassemia were recruited from a hematology clinic in Pune (India) (Mean...