Declining hip fracture rates in dialysis patients: is this winning the war?
M Denburg, TL Nickolas - American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2018 - ajkd.org
Fracture rates in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are remarkably higher than in
the general population. 1-7 All studies of adults and children with CKD stages 3 and 4 on
dialysis therapy and after kidney transplantation demonstrate that fracture incidence is 2-to
100-fold higher compared with age-and sex-matched individuals without CKD. 1-3, 7-10
Fracture incidence increases in a graded manner with more severely reduced kidney
function, 5 and even declines in estimated glomerular filtration rates have been …
the general population. 1-7 All studies of adults and children with CKD stages 3 and 4 on
dialysis therapy and after kidney transplantation demonstrate that fracture incidence is 2-to
100-fold higher compared with age-and sex-matched individuals without CKD. 1-3, 7-10
Fracture incidence increases in a graded manner with more severely reduced kidney
function, 5 and even declines in estimated glomerular filtration rates have been …