BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease increases the risk of bone fragility fractures
(osteoporotic fractures). Living kidney donors lose 50% of their renal mass and show …

Importance Living kidney donors may have an increased risk of fractures due to reductions
in kidney mass, lower concentrations of serum 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D, and secondary …

Abnormal bone metabolism is a recognized complication of end-stage renal disease, but
fracture risk following renal transplantation has not been well quantified. We followed the 86 …

Background Fractures in men and women after kidney transplantation are associated with
morbidity (including acute and chronic pain), mortality, and high economic costs. Methods …

Background Patients on dialysis treatment or living with a transplanted kidney have several
risk factors for bone fracture, especially disturbances in mineral metabolism and …

Background. Renal transplantation triggers an early bone loss that increases the
subsequent risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Little is known about the long-term outcome …

AIM: To determine the general and transplant-specific risk factors for fractures in kidney
transplant recipients. METHODS: We conducted a cohort study of all adults who received a …

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 …

Introduction: Kidney transplant recipients are at an increased risk of fractures, and targeted
preventive strategies are needed. Therefore, in this retrospective cohort study, we …

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 …