Open AccessRisk of Fracture in Urolithiasis
Author(s) -
Michelle Denburg,
Mary B. Leonard,
Kevin Haynes,
Shamir Tuchman,
Gregory Tasian,
Justine Shults,
Lawrence Copelovitch
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.04340514
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , retrospective cohort study , cohort study , population , pediatrics , environmental health
Studies have shown decreased bone mineral density in individuals with urolithiasis, but their burden of fracture remains unclear. This study sought to determine whether urolithiasis is associated with increased fracture risk across the lifespan and to delineate sex effects.
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