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

Mariana de Morais Lira Gouvea Siqueira Luiz Augusto Casulari Wladimir Magalhães de Freitas Marcos de Vasconcelos Carneiro Liliana Sampaio Costa Mendes

Published in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2022)

The prevalence of hepatic osteodystrophy was high, and the occurrence of lumbosacral spine fracture was more associated with osteoporosis and/or osteopenia among the cirrhotic patients studied. The QoL was intermediate and with no differences between cirrhotics with and without fracture.

Keyphrases

ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
hip fracture
prognostic factors
risk factors
patient reported