High incidence of vertebral osteoporotic fracture within the first year after liver transplantation.

CONCLUSIONS: Bone fragility was highly prevalent before transplantation and worsens one year after transplantation. Bone status should be evaluated in patients with liver diseases before transplantation to identify patients at high risk of fracture and help clinicians to prescribe appropriate preventive care. PMID: 28516878 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research