Background: Complex and longstanding bone disease superimposed by harmful influences
of immunosuppression is the reason for increased risk of bone fracture in kidney transplant …

Background It remains uncertain whether kidney transplant recipients are a high-risk group
for fracture. Methods We conducted a cohort study using Ontario, Canada health care …

BACKGROUND: Osteopenia and osteoporosis are frequent complications early after
transplantation. Their long-term prevalences and associations with the risk of fractures are …

Background The purpose of this work was to investigate the association of vertebral and
peripheral fractures 10 yr after grafting with bone metabolic markers and body mass density …

Purpose Kidney transplant recipients are prone to metabolic bone diseases and consequent
fractures. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of incipient vertebral fractures …

Kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk of fractures. This prospective observational
study investigated whether areal bone mineral density (aBMD) as assessed by dual-energy …

Introduction: Kidney transplantation is associated with increased risk of bone fracture.
Current literature reports widely variable fracture burden and contains limited data on risk …

Osteoporosis is known to occur in patients with kidney transplants, but limited information is
available about the prevalence and causes of this complication. We asked all 330 patients …

BACKGROUND. Chronic kidney disease leads to a significant increase in the risk of
fractures, which increases even more after kidney transplantation. THE AIM. The goal of this …

Even after a successful kidney transplantation with good kidney function, many renal
transplant patients have disabling skeletal symptoms. Approximately 7% to 10% of renal …