Miljanka VUKSANOVIĆ Kliničko odeljenje za endokrinologiju, dijabetes i bolesti metabolizma Interna klinika Kliničko-bolnički centar „Zvezdara“ Dimitrija Tucovića 161 11000 Beograd Srbija [email protected] SUMMARY Bone is a living tissue, metabolically very active, with the level of turnover of about 10% per year. Bone remodeling is a well-balanced process of bone resorption, induced by osteoc...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Although lesions of renal osteodystrophy have traditionally been defined by bone turnover, alterations in skeletal mineralization and volume are also prevalent and may contribute to significant morbidity in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The study presented here was undertaken to compare the traditional spectrum of renal osteodystrophy defined by bone turn...

BACKGROUND The rate of bone turnover is closely related to osteoporosis risk. We investigated the correlation between bone turnover markers and BMD at various skeletal sites in healthy native Chinese women, and to study the effect of changes in the levels of bone turnover markers on the risk of osteoporosis. METHODS A cross-section study of 891 healthy Chinese women aged 20-80 years was condu...