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Renal osteodystrophy in children: correlation between aetiology of the renal disease and the frequency of bone and articular lesions

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In a retrospective study of 70 patients with chronic renal failure, 66% were found to have manifestations of renal osteodystrophy. Children with either hereditary or congenital renal diseases were more prone to develop bone lesions than patients with acquired renal diseases.

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Dans une étude rétrospective de 70 enfants insuffisants rénaux chroniques, 66% présentaient des signes d'ostéodystrophie rénale. La fréquence de l'atteinte osseuse était plus élevée chez les enfants dont la maladie rénale était héréditaire ou congénitale que chez ceux dont l'atteinte rénale était acquise.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Canada

    F. Fassier & M. St-Pierre

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Canada

    P. Robitaille

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Fassier, F., St-Pierre, M. & Robitaille, P. Renal osteodystrophy in children: correlation between aetiology of the renal disease and the frequency of bone and articular lesions. International Orthopaedics 17, 269–271 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00194194

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