Optimising bone health among older people with hip fractures and co-existing advanced chronic kidney disease

Ong T 1 , Yong BKA 2 , Shouter T 2 , Shahrokhi N 2 , Sahota O 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department for Healthcare of Older People, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK. terenceong@doctors.org.uk
  • 2 Department for Healthcare of Older People, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
Eur Geriatr Med, 2020 08;11(4):635-638.
PMID: 32488688 DOI: 10.1007/s41999-020-00340-z

Abstract

PURPOSE: Patients with a hip fracture and co-existing advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at risk of further fractures due to either CKD-mineral bone disease or osteoporosis.

METHODS: An analysis of a hospital's hip fracture service registry of patients ≥ 60 years with CKD stage 4 (15-29 ml/min/1.73m2) or stage 5 (

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