RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FRACTURE OF THE LUMBOSACRAL SPINE AND ITS COMPROMISE IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CIRRHOTICS

RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FRACTURE OF THE LUMBOSACRAL SPINE AND ITS COMPROMISE IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CIRRHOTICS

ABSTRACT Background Chronic hepatic disease is associated with osteoporosis, osteopenia or osteomalacia. Osteoporosis and fractures due to bone fragility present high prevalences and are more frequent in patients with liver cirrhosis than in the general population. The search for a diagnosis of ost...

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Main Authors: Mariana de Morais Lira Gouvea SIQUEIRA, Luiz Augusto CASULARI, Wladimir Magalhães de FREITAS, Marcos de Vasconcelos CARNEIRO, Liliana Sampaio Costa MENDES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2022-04-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Osteoporosis
liver cirrhosis
bone fractures
quality of life
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