Higher serum sclerostin levels and insufficiency of vitamin D are strongly associated with vertebral fractures in hemodialysis patients: a case control study

Marco Atteritano,E. Di Mauro,Valeria Canale,Annamaria Bruzzese,Ricciardi Ca,Valeria Cernaro,Antonio Lacquaniti,Michele Buemi,Domenico Santoro

Higher serum sclerostin levels and insufficiency of vitamin D are strongly associated with vertebral fractures in hemodialysis patients: a case control study

2017

Marco Atteritano
E. Di Mauro
Valeria Canale
Annamaria Bruzzese
Ricciardi Ca
Valeria Cernaro
Antonio Lacquaniti
Michele Buemi
Domenico Santoro

Summary In hemodialysis patients, vertebral fractures were associated with elevated sclerostin levels, suggesting that sclerostin could reflect bone fragility in these patients.

Keywords:

Gastroenterology
Case-control study
Diabetes mellitus
Physical therapy
Vitamin D and neurology
Bone fragility
Endocrinology
Sclerostin
Hemodialysis
Internal medicine
Medicine
Orthopedic surgery
Surgery
Rheumatology

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