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© 1994 British Society for Rheumatology

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BONE FRACTURES IN LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS

M. NAVASA*, A. MONEGAL{dagger}, N. GUAÑABENS{dagger}, P. PERIS{dagger}, A. RIMOLA*, J. MUÑOZ-GÓMEZ{dagger}, J. VISA{ddagger} and J. RODÉS*

*Liver Unit Hospital Clínic i Provincial Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Spain
{dagger}Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit, Service of Rheumatology Hospital Clínic i Provincial Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Spain
{ddagger}Surgical Service II, Hospital Clínic i Provincial Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Spain

Atraumatic bone fractures are a frequent complication in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). A retrospective study of 91 adult OLT patients was carried out to detect the prevalence of bone fractures, and to isolate predictive factors for their development.

After OLT 22 patients (24%) developed 56 atraumatic bone fractures. All fractures occurred within the first 13 months following OLT. No predictive pre- or post-OLT risk factors for the development of bone fractures were identified.

KEY WORDS: Bone disease, Osteoporosis, Vertebral fractures, Organ transplantation


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