Internal medicine

Sociology

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Disease

Quality of life (healthcare)

Social science

Nursing

Natural history

Intensive care medicine

Physical therapy

Multidisciplinary approach

Osteoporosis

Muscular dystrophy

Parkinson's disease

Disease management

Medicine

The Lancet Neurology

A coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to care is essential for optimum management of the primary manifestations and secondary complications of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Contemporary care has been shaped by the availability of more sensitive diagnostic techniques and the earlier use of therapeutic interventions, which have the potential to improve patients' duration and quality of life. In part 2 of this update of the DMD care considerations, we present the latest recommendations for respiratory, cardiac, bone health and osteoporosis, and orthopaedic and surgical management for boys and men with DMD.

Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, part 2: respiratory, cardiac, bone health, and orthopaedic management