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Nephrolithiasis-associated bone disease: pathogenesis and treatment options.
Kidney international - 1 Feb 2011
Sakhaee Khashayar, Maalouf Naim M, Kumar Rajiv, Pasch Andreas, Moe Orson W
Abstract excerpt
Nephrolithiasis remains a formidable health problem in the United States and worldwide. A very important but underaddressed area in nephrolithiasis is the accompanying bone disease. Epidemiologic studies have shown that osteoporotic fractures occur more frequently in patients with nephrolithiasis than in the general population. Decreased bone mineral density and defects in bone remodeling are commonly encountered...
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