Abstract:BACKGROUND AND AIMS
Despite the negative impact of fracture in hemodialysis (HD) patients, optimal risk assessment tools in this population are not well explored. Frailty (a syndrome of diminished capacity to respond to health stressors) and falls—known risk factors for fracture—are common in HD patients. While the relationship between T scores in relation to fractures in these patients is recognized, there is a paucity of data to the additional contributions of fracture risk assessment tool … Show more
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