Jordi Bover, Carlos Gómez-Alonso, Enrique Casado, Minerva Rodríguez-García, María Jesús Lloret, Cristina Castro-Alonso, Laia Gifre, Fernando Henríquez-Palop, Águeda Prior-Español, Virginia López de la Manzanara, Ana María Láiz, Àngels Martínez-Ferrer, Josep Vicens Torregrosa, Secundino Cigarrán, José Luis Górriz, Marco Montomoli, Nayara Panizo, Ester Costa, Daniel Martínez-Laguna, Mariano Rodríguez, Juan F Navarro-González
Fracture risk assessment in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been included in the CKD-MBD ("Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorders") complex in international and national nephrology guidelines, suggesting for the first time the assessment of bone mineral density (BMD) if the results can influence therapeutic decision-making. However, there is very little information on actual clinical practice in this population. The main objective of the ERCOS (ERC-Osteoporosis) study is to describe the profile of patients with CKD G3-5D with osteoporosis (OP) and/or fragility fractures treated in specialized nephrology, rheumatology and internal medicine clinics in Spain...
March 25, 2024: Nefrología