TITLE

Low Lumbar Spine BMD Predicts Vertebral Fracture in Dialysis Patients

PUB. DATE
November 1999
SOURCE
Kidney;Nov/Dec99, Vol. 8 Issue 6, p254
SOURCE TYPE
Academic Journal
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Reports on the measurement of the prevalence of vertebral fractures in hemodialysis (HD) patients and the value of bone mineral density (BMD) measurements for predicting vertebral fracture. Effect of serum intact parathyroid hormone and alkaline phosphatase levels on vertebral fracture; Finding that low lumbar spine BMD may be a sensitive predictor of vertebral fracture in HD patients.
ACCESSION #
5871753

Tags: HEMODIALYSIS -- Patients;  BONE densitometry

 

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