Biphosphonate Therapy, Risk of Fracture, and Sites of Bone Mineral Density Assessments in Kidney Transplantation
Author(s) -
Nahid Tabibzadeh,
Nathalie Chavarot,
Martin Flamant,
Emmanuelle VidalPetiot
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.451
H-Index - 279
eISSN - 1533-3450
pISSN - 1046-6673
DOI - 10.1681/asn.2019010079
Subject(s) - medicine , osteopenia , bone mineral , osteoporosis , kidney transplantation , transplantation , population , dialysis , kidney disease , randomized controlled trial , chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder , surgery , renal osteodystrophy , environmental health
We read with great interest “A randomized trial of zoledronic acid to prevent bone loss in the first year after kidney transplantation” by Marques et al. [1][1] This study suggests that bisphosphonates are safe and probably beneficial in preventing the risk of fractures in kidney transplant
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