Milos Stulic, Jelena Jadzic, Natasa Dostanic, Milica Zivkovic, Tihomir Stojkovic, Jelena Aleksic, Stefan Stojkovic, Milica Stojkovic Lalosevic, Marko Vojnovic, Zeljko Vlaisavljevic, Jelena Martinov Nestorov, Tatjana Nikolić, Violeta Culafic Vojinovic, Djordje Culafic, Danijela Djonic
Although previous studies indicated that chronic alcohol abuse (CAA) and alcoholic liver cirrhosis (ALC) are associated with increased bone fragility, understanding bone fragility determinants is still modest in these individuals. We used a comprehensive individualized clinical fracture risk assessment approach (vertebral osteodensitometry, femoral osteodensitometry and geometry, and serum bone turnover biomarkers) to compare adult male patients with ALC who have not previously had femoral or vertebral fractures ( n = 39), patients with CAA (without liver cirrhosis, n = 78) who have not previously had femoral or vertebral fractures and healthy age- and sex-matched controls ( n = 43)...
February 28, 2024: Diagnostics