Osteoporosis in liver disease: pathogenesis and management.
Osteoporosis affects a substantial proportion of patients with chronic liver disease. Pathologic fracture in osteoporosis significantly affects quality of life and life expectancy. By some estimates, 40% of patients with chronic liver disease may experience osteoporotic fracture. In this study we review the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of specific liver disease entities and their relation to osteoporosis.
['Handzlik-Orlik|Gabriela|G|', 'Holecki|Michał|M|', 'Wilczyński|Krzysztof|K|', 'Duława|Jan|J|']
osteoporosis bone metabolism cirrhosis hemochromatosis nonalcoholic fatty liver disease