Usefulness of the Trabecular Bone Score in Assessing the Risk of Vertebral Fractures in Patients with Cirrhosis

Usefulness of the Trabecular Bone Score in Assessing the Risk of Vertebral Fractures in Patients with Cirrhosis

The trabecular bone score (TBS), a surrogate measure of bone microarchitecture, provides complementary information to bone mineral density (BMD) in the assessment of osteoporotic fracture risk. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine whether TBS can identify patients with liver cirrhosis that...

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Main Authors: Yui Ogiso, Tatsunori Hanai, Kayoko Nishimura, Takao Miwa, Toshihide Maeda, Kenji Imai, Atsushi Suetsugu, Koji Takai, Masahito Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
bone microarchitecture
bone mineral density
cirrhosis
osteoporosis
vertebral fracture
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/6/1562

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