title: Fractures in myopathies.
abstract: The paper reports the results obtained in a study on the frequency of fractures in patients affected with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy, types II and type III; the patients were observed between 1974 and 1988 at the muscle clinic of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute. Out of a total of 238 cases, 36 (15.1%) reported one or more fractures during the follow-up period. For each fracture, age, functional capacity, the particular circumstances in which fractures occurred, site and type of fracture, medical treatment and consequences were all considered. A protocol for fracture prevention in neuromuscular patients is proposed, and suitable methods of treatment suggested.
authors.affiliation: Servizio Recupero e Rieducazione Funzionale, Università di Bologna.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Granata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giannini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonfiglioli Stagni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merlini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009134:Muscular Atrophy, Spinal / Q000150:complications*; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors