hrp0082fc2.4 | Bone & Mineral | ESPE2014

Fractures in Children with Chronic Inflammatory and/or Disabling Conditions: the SNAP Study

Crabtree Nicola , Hogler Wolfgang , Shaw Nicholas

Background: The SNAP study is a prospective fracture study of children with chronic inflammatory and/or disabling conditions.Objective and Hypotheses: The overall aim of the study is to establish if there is a causal link between measured body-size related bone density and low trauma fracture.Method: 280 children, aged 5–18 years, from seven disease groups namely; acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), rheumatological disease, i...