ESPE Abstracts

Background: Testosterone therapy is recommended for management of puberty from the age of 12 years in boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy(DMD) in accordance with the 2018 international standards of care. The majority of boys loose ambulation in mid to late adolescence. Height measurement is problematic in these adolescents s as lower limb contracture can be common and estimated height from segmental body part measurements generally over-estimate height.<...