Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute Outcomes

Lung transplant recipients receive glucocorticoids for more than 3 months after surgery to prevent organ rejection. Collaboration between the Transplant and Osteoporosis Centers since 2001 has resulted in a continued high frequency of dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans in lung transplant patients before or within 6 months after transplant surgery. Between 92.7% and 99.2% of lung transplant patients since 2018 have had bone evaluation with DXA scan.