Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: Usefulness of FRAX^® as a Screening Tool.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of osteoporosis and fragility fractures in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) and determine the associated risk factors, evaluating the usefulness of FRAX^® as a screening method to identify patients at a higher risk of fracture.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study. Demographic, clinical, and analytical data were collected in a randomized sample of LC patients attending the Hepatology Department of a university hospital. We assessed the absolute risk of fracture at 10 years (FRAX^®) and based on the bone mineral density (BMD), the presence of morphometric vertebral fracture with a vertebral fracture assessment (VFA), or a thoracic and lumbar X-ray and bone microarchitecture with a trabecul

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Delgado J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10780144 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature