hrp0084p3-680 | Bone | ESPE2015
Buyukgebiz Atilla
, Bober Ece
, Abaci Ayhan
Background: Osteoporosis is very rare in childhood and main reasons are growth retardation, immobilisation, calcium and vitamin D deficiency, long term steroid therapy. There is no concensus about the treatment of children and adolescents with osteoporosis. Biphosphonates have been important in the treatment of osteoporosis.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral alendronate on bone mineral density (BMD) in children and adol...