Bone fragility in adult chronic neuromuscular disease: from preliminary data to the development of a dedicated osteometabolic outpatient pathway

Advances in respiratory, cardiac, and pharmacological management, foremost among them chronic glucocorticoid therapy, have radically transformed the natural history of progressive muscular dystrophies, particularly Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Chronic glucocorticoid exposure, progressive loss of ambulation and mechanical loading, vitamin D deficiency, secondary hypogonadism, and restrictive respiratory insufficiency combine to produce one of the most severe risk profiles for secondary osteoporosis and fragility fracture encountered in endocrine practice. The overall aim of the project is to establish, within the Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolic Diseases Unit, a dedicated outpatient pathway for the longitudinal surveillance and management of bone health in adult patients with chronic neuromuscular disease.

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Per Titoli e Colloquio. Il calendario dei colloqui viene pubblicato sull'Albo d'Ateneo ( https://webapps.unito.it/albo_ateneo/ ) e sul Portale di Ateneo ( https://lavorainateneo.unito.it/index_ir.html?type=SEL_IDR ). I candidati NON riceveranno comunicazione di ammissione al colloquio. La pubblicazione del calendario all'Albo Ufficiale dell'Ateneo equivale a notifica ai sensi di legge per la convocazione al colloquio. La domanda deve essere presentata tramite la procedura online https://pica.cineca.it/unito/medto-2026-iv - per informazioni: incarichiricerca@unito.it Mandatory requirement for admission to the selection: italian Laurea Magistrale, or Laurea a Ciclo Unico, or an equivalent degree from foreign Universities, obtained no more than 6 years prior to the application deadline (i.e obtained after 13/10/2020). The Call for Applications (published on the University Bulletin Board under ref. no. 4688 of 21/09/2026), containing the procedures to participate in the selection process and the specific requirements for each selection, is available at https://webapps.unito.it/albo_ateneo/ .

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