ESPE Abstracts

Objectives: Lower limb deformities are a significant burden for patients with rickets and related disorders. However, there is limited structured data on this important symptom in hypophosphatemic and hypocalcemic conditions. This review aims to present the available data and identify gaps in the literature regarding lower limb deformities in patients with hypophosphatemic rickets (HPR) such as XLH and hypocalcemic types of rickets (HCR).<p class="abstext"...

Objectives: Lower limb deformities are a significant burden for patients with rickets and related disorders. However, there is limited structured data on this important symptom in hypophosphatemic and hypocalcemic conditions. This review aims to present the available data and identify gaps in the literature regarding lower limb deformities in patients with hypophosphatemic rickets (HPR) such as XLH and hypocalcemic types of rickets (HCR).<p class="abstext"...

Background: Physical therapy plays a critical role in the multidisciplinary care of patients with rare bone disorders, such as osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). In Austria, similar to other European regions, the majority of OI patients depend on the availability of extramural (outpatient) therapists for their physical therapy needs. However, access to these therapists can be hindered by several factors, including long waiting times and the lack of coverage under p...