Endocrine Abstracts

There is increasing awareness that children with chronic illnesses, particularly those with glucocorticoid use and neuromuscular disorders, have the potential to develop significant bone fragility due to osteoporosis. In such cases, osteoporosis manifests as low-trauma extremity fractures, with vertebral fractures an under-recognized consequence of reduced bone strength. We have studied the Genant semi-quantitative classification for characterizing vertebral fractures in child...