TICOZZELLI E.

Background. Kidney transplantation (KT) immunosuppression may induce bone tissue damage with bone mineral density (BMD) loss increasing bone fractures risk. Steroid therapy is considered the major player, but others factors are still under review.Patients and Methods. We designed an observational retrospective cohort study to evaluate bone...

Background. Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the best therapy for patients with chronic renal failure. Its advantages, compared with cadaveric transplantation, include the possibility of avoiding dialysis, the likelihood of best outcome, and donor pool expansion. Careful assessment of potential donors is important to minimize the...