Bone health in boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy on long-term daily deflazacort therapy

Mayo AL, Craven BC, McAdam LC, Biggar WD. Bone health in boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy on long-term daily deflazacort therapy. Neuromuscular disorders : NMD 2012;22:1040-5   Abstract Quality of life in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) has improved significantly with corticosteroid treatment. However, corticosteroids decrease bone mass and increase vertebral fragility fracture risk. We report […]