Corticosteroid use and bone health management for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in South Korea

This study aimed to determine the current corticosteroid use and bone health management status of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in South Korea. This is a national population-based study utilized information from the databased of Korean National Health Insurance Database. Database regarding bone status, spine radiography findings, bone mineral density, and laboratory test results were obtained, as well as the proportion of patients with spine and lower limb prostheses, occurrence of scoliosis, and age at scoliosis surgery. Deflazacort dose in the ambulant group (aged