IMPE Abstracts

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a hereditary skeletal disease characterized by bone fragility. Bone mineral density (BMD), evaluated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), is used to assess bone brittleness. The height-for-age Z-score (HAZ)-adjusted BMD-for-age Z-score (BMDHAZ) to reduce the confounding factor of short stature is calculated in children and adolescents with OI. However, even with BMDHAZ, severity evaluation in children and adolescents ...