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Contributing Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Sect. 1 Bone Structure
1 Cells and the Organic and Mineral Phases of Bone 3
2 Bone Formation, Resorption, and Turnover 17
3 Mineralized Bone Histology in Normal and Uremic States 49
Sect. 2 Ions and Hormones
4 Calcium and Phosphorus 91
5 Hydrogen Ions 103
6 Parathyroid Hormone in Health and Chronic Renal Disease 129
7 Vitamin D 161
8 Calcitonin and Related Hormones 203
9 Growth Factors and Cytokines in Renal Osteodystrophy 221
Sect. 3 Renal Osteodystrophy
10 Approach to the Patient with Suspected Renal Osteodystrophy, Including Indications for Bone Biopsy 265
11 High-Turnover Renal Osteodystrophy 283
12 Low-Turnover Renal Osteodystrophy 305
13 Aluminum and Renal Osteodystrophy 317
14 [beta][subscript 2]-Microglobulin and Dialysis-Related Amyloidosis 347
15 Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Children with Chronic Renal Failure 381
16 Parathyroidectomy in Dialysis Patients: Indications and Postoperative Management 403
Sect. 4 Prevention and Management Pre-Dialysis
17 Prevention and Management of Renal Osteodystrophy Before Dialysis 423
18 Prevention and Management of Renal Osteodystrophy in Dialysis Patients 445
19 Effects of Renal Transplantation on Bone and Mineral Metabolism 473
Subject Index 499