Open AccessBisphosphonates and Bone Fractures in Long-term Kidney Transplant Recipients
Author(s) -
Emily L. Conley,
Brenda Muth,
Millie Samaniego,
M. Panah Lotfi,
Barbara Voss,
Mike Armbrust,
John D. Pirsch,
Arjang Djamali
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e318176b40f
Subject(s) - medicine , bisphosphonate , femoral neck , bone mineral , proportional hazards model , urology , surgery , osteoporosis
There is little information on the role of bisphosphonates and bone mineral density (BMD) measurements for the follow-up and management of bone loss and fractures in long-term kidney transplant recipients.