The prevalence and incidence of vertebral fractures in end-stage renal disease and the role of parathyroid hormone.
Thijs Thomas JanszN A GotoA J van BallegooijenH C WillemsM C VerhaarB C van JaarsveldPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2019)
The prevalence and incidence of vertebral fractures is high even in relatively young and healthy ESRD patients. Vertebral trabecular BMD is not associated with vertebral fracture, and the association of PTH with vertebral fracture risk appears U-shaped. Nevertheless, our study did not measure vertebral BMD using DXA and assessed vertebral fractures using lateral chest radiographs and not spine radiographs.