Journal article
FRAX Predicts Fracture Risk in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) estimates the 10-year fracture probability. We assessed the prognostic value of FRAX in kidney transplant recipients, as its utility in recipients is unknown.
METHODS: We considered 458 individuals (mean age 45 years, 64% men) who received a kidney transplant in the province of Manitoba, Canada at the time of their first bone mineral density (BMD) test posttransplant …
Authors
Naylor KL; Leslie WD; Hodsman AB; Rush DN; Garg AX
Journal
Transplantation, Vol. 97, No. 9, pp. 940–945
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 15, 2014
DOI
10.1097/01.tp.0000438200.84154.1a
ISSN
0041-1337