renal osteodystrophy

types:

osteomalacia (adults): acquired insensitivity to vitamin D
- diffuse osteopenia
- milkman fracture, Looser zones
- rickets (children)
osteitis fibrosa
osteosclerosis: one of the most common radiological manifestations
- diffuse chalky density
- thoracolumbar spine in 60%: "rugger jersey spine"
- also in pelvis, ribs, long bones, facial bones, base of skull (kids)
soft tissue calcifications
- arteries, periarticular, cutaneous/subcutaneous viscera
- fluffy amorphous "tumoral" calcification

Yong H. Hahn, MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013