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In this chapter, the term 'renal osteodystrophy' will be used in a generic sense to include all the clinical syn- dromes of skeletal disease and altered calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) homeostasis resulting from chronic renal failure (CRF). The skeletal pathology can include osteitis TAHQgT 0BQAN8 fibrosa and other features of secondary hyperparathy- OUT roidism, osteomalacia, aplastic or adynamic bone disease, PARATHVnOO QLAND osteoporosis, osteosclerosis, and in children, retardation of growth. Emphasis will be placed on the manifestations Figure I. Schema showing the conversion of vitamin...
In this chapter, the term 'renal osteodystrophy' will be used in a generic sense to include all the clinical syn- dromes of skeletal disease and alter...
