Mineral bone disorder and osteoporosis in hemodialysis patients

Abstract Background Bone disease is common in patients undergoing hemodialysis. It is the result of bone turnover abnormalities and the decrease of bone mineral density (BMD). We aimed to determine the usefulness of serum bone turnover markers and BMD measurement by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry...

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Published in:Advances in Rheumatology
Main Authors: Maroua Slouma, Hela Sahli, Afef Bahlous, Lilia Laadhar, Wided Smaoui, Sonia Rekik, Imen Gharsallah, Meriem Sallami, Fatma Ben Moussa, Mohamed Elleuch, Elhem Cheour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Subjects:
Osteoporosis
Hemodialysis
Fracture
Bone mineral density
Fibroblast growth factor 23
Bone specific alkaline phosphatase
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42358-020-0118-0

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