Pediatric solid organ transplantation and osteoporosis: a descriptive study on bone histomorphometric findings
Tamminen, Inari S. ; Valta, Helena ; Jalanko, Hannu ; Salminen, Sari ; Mayranpaa, Mervi K. ; Isaksson, Hanna LU
; Kroger, Heikki
and Makitie, Outi
(2014)
In Pediatric Nephrology
29(8).
p.1431-1440
- Abstract
- Organ transplantation may lead to secondary osteoporosis in children. This study characterized bone histomorphometric findings in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients who were assessed for suspected secondary osteoporosis. Iliac crest biopsies were obtained from 19 children (7.6-18.8 years, 11 male) who had undergone kidney (n = 6), liver (n = 9), or heart (n = 4) transplantation a median 4.6 years (range 0.6-16.3 years) earlier. All patients had received oral glucocorticoids at the time of the biopsy. Of the 19 patients, 21 % had sustained peripheral fractures and 58 % vertebral compression fractures. Nine children (47 %) had a lumbar spine BMD Z-score below -2.0. Histomorphometric analyses showed low trabecular bone volume (<... (More)
- Organ transplantation may lead to secondary osteoporosis in children. This study characterized bone histomorphometric findings in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients who were assessed for suspected secondary osteoporosis. Iliac crest biopsies were obtained from 19 children (7.6-18.8 years, 11 male) who had undergone kidney (n = 6), liver (n = 9), or heart (n = 4) transplantation a median 4.6 years (range 0.6-16.3 years) earlier. All patients had received oral glucocorticoids at the time of the biopsy. Of the 19 patients, 21 % had sustained peripheral fractures and 58 % vertebral compression fractures. Nine children (47 %) had a lumbar spine BMD Z-score below -2.0. Histomorphometric analyses showed low trabecular bone volume (< -1.0 SD) in 6 children (32 %) and decreased trabecular thickness in 14 children (74 %). Seven children (37 %) had high bone turnover at biopsy, and low turnover was found in 6 children (32 %), 1 of whom had adynamic bone disease. There was a great heterogeneity in the histological findings in different transplant groups, and the results were unpredictable using non-invasive methods. The observed changes in bone quality (i.e. abnormal turnover rate, thin trabeculae) rather than the actual loss of trabecular bone, might explain the increased fracture risk in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients. (Less)
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- Tamminen, Inari S.
; Valta, Helena
; Jalanko, Hannu
; Salminen, Sari
; Mayranpaa, Mervi K.
; Isaksson, Hanna
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; Kroger, Heikki
and Makitie, Outi
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- Bone histomorphometry, Cancellous bone, Organ transplantation, Fracture, Glucocorticoid treatment, Children
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- Pediatric Nephrology
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- 29
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- 8
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- 1431 - 1440
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- Springer
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- scopus:84903772433
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- 1432-198X
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- 10.1007/s00467-014-2771-1
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