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Longitudinal bone loss in patients with stage 3 CKD: a study based on densitometry and HR-pQCT

Key takeaways

People with stage 3 kidney disease, meaning moderately reduced filtering, were followed over time with two kinds of bone scans. Their bone density dropped faster than expected, and the detailed scans showed thinning in the outer shell of bone, which raises fracture risk. This is an observational study, so it shows a link between kidney disease and bone loss, not proof of cause. It supports checking bone health earlier in kidney disease.

Who did this work

Kalyanna S. Bezerra de Carvalho (Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo) · Ana Teresa P. Vieira (Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo) · Luciene M. dos Reis (Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo) · Rosa M. R. Pereira (Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo) · Rosa M.A. Moysés (Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo) · R. Boulos Elias (Universidade Nove de Julho)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-08-19
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-026-01728-3