Bone density of the femoral neck in patients on maintenance dialysis.

Bone density of the femoral neck in patients on maintenance dialysis.

BACKGROUND:Our institution recently started using the femoral neck (FN), as well as the non-shunted distal radius (Rd), to measure bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with chronic kidney disease. We examined the utility and characteristics of this measurement in patients on maintenance dialysis....

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Main Authors: Kazushige Nakanishi, Kanji Shishido, Chiaki Kumata, Kae Ito, Yutaka Nakashima, Mikio Wakasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5967790?pdf=render

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