ESPE Abstracts

Background: Osteoporosis in children with osteogenesis imperfecta type 1 (OIT1) and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is characterised by high bone turnover. However the ability of spontaneous healing and reshaping of bone is retained in ALL even in the absence of bisphosphonate (BP) therapy, but impaired in OI.Objectives: To compare the response to BP therapy in children with ALL and OI.Methods: Retrospective review of children ...