A consensus statement on the management of vertebral fractures in CKD stages G4–G5D (IMAGE)

International Osteoporosis Foundation

A consensus statement on the management of vertebral fractures in CKD stages G4–G5D

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Nephrologists should take action to address CKD-associated osteoporosis to improve both short and long-term clinical outcomes. Attention should be given to vertebral fractures given their strong association with future fractures, cardiovascular events, and mortality. 

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International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) SKY-CKD working group in collaboration with the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), and the CKD-MBD Working Group of the ERA and European Renal Osteodystrophy (EUROD).

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