A population‐based study of scoliosis among males diagnosed with a dystrophinopathy identified by the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network ( MD STAR net )

Scoliosis is a common comorbidity among individuals diagnosed with a dystrophinopathy. We examined associations between clinical predictors and scoliosis in childhood-onset dystrophinopathy.The progression and treatment of scoliosis were obtained from data collected by the US population-based Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network. Associations between loss of independent ambulation (LoA) and corticosteroid use and...