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ea0007p3 | Bone | BES2004

Oral bisphosphonates may reverse the decline in bone mineral density in adults with cystic fibrosis

Cawood T , Smith D , Wen Y , Gibney J , Dodd J , Au-Yeoung M , McKenna M , Fitzgerald O , Gallagher C , O'Shea D

IntroductionLow Bone Mineral Density (BMD) is highly prevalent in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) and is associated with increased fracture rates. We sought to establish how BMD changes with time in adults with CF and to determine what factors influence this change.MethodsA retrospective analysis of interval bone densitometry using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) scanning in 86 adults with CF was unde...
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