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Calcium Metabolism after Renal Transplantation
Author(s) -
Duggin G. G.,
Dale Nancy E.,
Johnson J. R.,
Evans R. A.,
Whittlestone Anne L.,
Tiller D. J.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1976.tb03657.x
Subject(s) - medicine , osteomalacia , transplantation , osteoporosis , bone remodeling , hyperparathyroidism , calcium metabolism , metabolic bone disease , calcium , bone disease , kidney transplantation
Summary: Calcium metabolism after renal transplantation. G. G. Duggin, Nancy E. Dale, J. R. Johnson. R. A. Evans, Anne L. Whittlestone and D. J. Tiller Calcium metabolism was studied in four patients who had undergone renal transplantation from eight to 19 months previously. The studies included conventional biochemical and radiological parameters, undecalcified bone histology and metabolic balances. The only abnormality found was biochemical and histologic evidence of mild hyperparathyroidism. All patients were in approximate calcium balance, and there was no evidence of osteoporosis, osteomalacia or osteitis fibrosa. It is suggested that transplantation patients with stable, well functioning grafts and normal biochemical and radiologic parameters are unlikely to have or to be at risk of developing metabolic bone disease.