hrp0086p1-p812 | Syndromes: Mechanisms and Management P1 | ESPE2016

Skeletal Disproportion in Girls with Turner Syndrome

McVey L , Fletcher A , Murtaza M , Donaldson MD , Wong SC , Mason A

Background: Turner Syndrome (TS) is associated with short stature and skeletal disproportion. The impact of treatment with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) and oestrogen therapy on body proportions is unclear.Objectives: To evaluate sitting height (SH) and leg length (LL) in TS before growth promoting therapies and at adult height.Method: Retrospective study of height (Ht), SH and LL standard deviation score (SDS) in TS. Bod...