Barbara Grandtnerová
Kidney transplantation is an optimal choice of treatment for all suitable patients with end stage renal disease. Thanks to continuous program development, an ever-increasing amount of general practitioners and internists are familiar with transplant problems. We should be aware that to have a functioning kidney graft does not mean automatically to be healthy. Mineral and bone disorders after kidney transplantation are far different from osteoporosis in general population. They are based on and influenced by specific nephrologic factors, post-transplant therapy as well as factors operating in general population. Tight cooperation between transplant nephrologist and osteologist is inevitable for optimal management of these disorders.