IMPE Abstracts

Introduction: Hypogonadism has a negative impact on bone quality, increasing the risk of reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis. Childhood cancer survivors are at risk of hypogonadism and are commonly submitted to puberty induction (PI). BoneXpert software assesses bone age (BA) from scanned X-rays and calculates the Bone Health Index (BHI) which correlates with the BMD values measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. The aim of this study was...