[Metabolic changes in bones and modification of growth in children with chronic renal failure, dialyzed and with kidney transplant].

Forty to fifty percent of the children with chronic renal insufficiency show a growth retardation. The cause of this disorder is supposed on the cellular level of the target organ bone. Objective prospective studies on the growth characteristics of children with chronic renal insufficiency after dialysis and transplantation, respectively, are necessary in consideration of the internal milieu and external influences.