Bone Quality in CKD Patients: Current Concepts and Future Directions - Part I

• Main Authors: Kamyar Asadipooya (Author), Mohamed Abdalbary (Author), Yahya Ahmad (Author), Elijah Kakani (Author), Marie-Claude (Author), Amr El-Husseini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: There is ample evidence that patients with CKD have an increased risk of osteoporotic fractures. Bone fragility is not only influenced by low bone volume and mass but also by poor microarchitecture and tissue quality. More emphasis has been given to the quantitative rather than qualitati...