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    Bone Loss Common in Kidney Stone Patients, yet Rarely Detected

    Bone, Muscles & Joints Disorders
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      Natasha P last edited by

      Almost 1 in 4 men and women diagnosed with kidney stones have osteoporosis or a history of fracture at the time of their diagnosis, yet fewer than 10% undergo bone mineral density (BMD) screening, a retrospective analysis of a Veterans Health Administration (VA) database shows. Because the majority of those analyzed in the VA dataset were men, this means that middle-aged and older men with kidney stones have about the same risk for osteoporosis as postmenopausal women do, but BMD screening for such men is not currently recommended, the study notes.

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        Shreemoyee @Natasha P last edited by

        @natasha-p These findings suggest that the risk of osteoporosis or fractures in patients with kidney stone disease is not restricted to postmenopausal women but is also observed in men, a group that is less well recognized to be at risk

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