title: Fractures of long bones in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
abstract: The dangers of bed-confininf procedures in children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy should be recognized, and their fractures treated so as to encourage continued independent ambulation as long as feasible.
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography