PARAMETERS OF HIGH BONE-TURNOVER PREDICT BONE LOSS IN RENAL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY1,2
Cruz D, Wysolmerski J, Brickel H, Gundberg C, Simpson C, Mitnick M, Kliger A, Lorber M, Basadonna G, Friedman A, Insogna K, Bia M. PARAMETERS OF HIGH BONE-TURNOVER PREDICT BONE LOSS IN RENAL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY1,2. Transplantation 2001, 72: 83-88. PMID: 11468539, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200107150-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral densityPosttransplant bone lossRenal transplant recipientsLong-term renal transplant recipientsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryRenal transplant patientsBone lossTransplant recipientsBone resorptionBiochemical markersTransplant patientsLumbar spineLong-term renal transplant patientsEnergy X-ray absorptiometryAccelerated bone resorptionElevated urinary levelsUse of cyclosporineElevated biochemical markersPrevious cross-sectional studiesCross-sectional studyX-ray absorptiometryStable bone massPostrenal transplantationAntiresorptive therapyKidney transplantation