Ultrasonographic Tendon Alteration in Relation to Parathyroid Dysfunction in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Objective To find the nature of tendon involvement in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on regular hemodialysis (RD), and its relationship to parathyroid hormone (PTH) level using ultrasonography (US). Method A total of 50 CKD patients on RD subjected to musculoskeletal examination of knee and a...

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Main Authors: Dahlia A. Hussein, Noran O. El-Azizi, Ali H. Abdel Meged, Sameh A. Al-Hoseiny, Abdelhady M. Hamada, Moshira H. Sabry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMAMD.S20887