Evaluation the Risk Factors that are Associated with Osteoporosis in Post Kidney Transplantation in a Sample of Iraqi Patients

Abstract

Renal transplantation is a principal treatment option for end-stage kidney failure. Bone loss and fracture are serious complication of kidney transplantation, associated with morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis of post transplantation bone loss is multifactorial and complex

Keywords

• osteoporosis, renal transplant, T – score, gender, age, immunosuppressant drugs