Five-year evaluation of bone health in liver transplant patients: developing a risk score for predicting bone fragility progression beyond the first year.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Liver transplant (LT) recipients have a substantial risk of bone loss and fracture. An individual's risk is highest before and within the first year after transplantation and returns to baseline in some patients but not all. We aim to identify risk factors for bone loss and fracture beyond the first year LT and to create a risk-scoring tool to aid clinicians in identifying those at high risk for bone loss and fracture.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective review of 264 liver transplant recipients between 2011 and 2014, who were followed in our transplant clinic for an additional five years. Clinical records were evaluated at the one-year post-LT visit and subsequently on an annual basis for up to five years.

Results

Over a median follow-up of 3.6 years po

SUBMITTER: Abate EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11882866 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature