Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked disorder for which there is currently no
curative treatment. The natural history is such that affected boys need to use a wheelchair at …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is familiar to paediatricians as the most common
childhood muscular dystrophy and leads to severe disability and early death in the late …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy, an X‐linked disorder, has an incidence of one in 5000 boys
and presents in early childhood with proximal muscle weakness. Untreated boys become …

Abstract Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by
a deficient or defective synthesis of dystrophin protein. DMD is the most common form of …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the commonest inherited neuromuscular disorder of
childhood and mainly affects males. Over the course of the last century, the average life …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common form of muscular dystrophy in
childhood. It is caused by mutations of the DMD gene, leading to progressive muscle …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an inherited X-linked recessive disorder, is
characterized by progressive symmetric muscle weakness and gait disturbance, with onset …

Orthopedic care is an important aspect of the overall management of patients with
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). In addition to progressive muscle weakness and loss …

BACKGROUND Duchenne muscular dystrophy is one of the most severe muscle diseases
to affect children. In the last twenty years, treatments have been established that have …

Muscular dystrophies are a clinically and heterogeneous group of disorders that all share
clinical characteristics of progressive muscular weakness. Duchenne muscular dystrophy …