Osteoporosis is a global public health problem, with fractures contributing to significant
morbidity and mortality. Although postmenopausal osteoporosis is most common, up to 30 …

It is commonly held that osteitis fibrosa and mixed uremic osteodystrophy are the
predominant forms of renal osteodystrophy in patients with chronic kidney disease. Osteitis …

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease as a public health problem. Chronic kidney disease is
a worldwide public health problem. In the United States, there is a rising incidence and …

Masafumi Fukagawa, 1 Keitaro Yokoyama, 1 Fumihiko Koiwa, 1 Masatomo Taniguchi, 1
Tetsuo Shoji, 1 Junichiro James Kazama, 1 Hirotaka Komaba, 1 Ryoichi Ando, 1 Takatoshi …

Disturbances in mineral and bone metabolism are common in patients with CKD. A large
body of evidence indicates that these derangements are associated with increased mortality …

Renal osteodystrophy, the term used to describe the skeletal complications of end-stage
renal disease, is a multifactorial disorder of bone remodeling. The actions of some of the …

Disturbances in mineral and bone metabolism are prevalent in chronic kidney disease
(CKD) and an important cause of morbidity, decreased quality of life, and extraskeletal …

Achieving NKF-K/DOQI™ bone metabolism and disease treatment goals with cinacalcet
HCl. Background The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality …

Background. We determined recently that targeted treatment with calcium-based phosphate
binders (calcium acetate and carbonate) led to progressive coronary artery and aortic …

Bone disease in predialysis, hemodialysis, and CAPD patients: Evidence of a better bone
response to PTH. The spectrum of bone disease in predialysis and dialysis patients has …