AIM: This study investigated the prevalence and contributing factors of loss of bone mineral
density after renal transplantation among Turkish patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The …

Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk of developing impaired bone
quality. Our aim was to investigate changes of bone quality in children with CKD in relation …

Objective: Dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is gold standard of bone densitometry, but
quantitative ultrasound (QUS) of bone is less expensive and portable. This study was …

Bone loss is one of the most common complications after solid-organ transplantation, but it is
frequently under-diagnosed. Our purpose was to evaluate quantitative ultrasound of …

There continues to be a paucity of evidence that intervention for bone disease in the renal
transplant population achieves a reduction in fracture events, and treatment remains …

The aim of this study was to prospectively and longitudinally evaluate bone properties with
the use of two bone imaging techniques (dual energy X‐ray absorptiometry [DXA], and …

L'ultrasonografia ossea (QUS) è una metodica proposta circa 25 anni fa da Langton (1) per
studiare le proprietà fisiche dell'osso. Le sue caratteristiche di trasportabilità, assenza di …

Οι δύο πρώτες δεκαετίες της ζωής θεωρούνται κρίσιμες για τον καθορισμό της τελικής
οστικής μάζας και για τη μετέπειτα εμφάνιση οστεοπόρωσης3, 5, 7. Η χρόνια νεφρική νόσος …

Despite several attempts to establish the role of QUS in clinical practice, issues such as
definition of osteoporosis based on QUS, screening strategy and therapy efficacy for patients …