Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 7, Issue 8 , Pages 814-815, August 2009

Tone the Bones of Your Chronic Liver Disease Patients

published online 27 April 2009.

Bone is a specialized support tissue which acts as a calcium deposit, an acid-base buffer, and because of its rigidity and hardness gives form to the body and protects internal organs. Osteoporosis is an asymptomatic disease characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD) with microarchitectural disruption, and increased risk of fracture.

 

 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S1542-3565(09)00373-5

doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2009.04.013

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 7, Issue 8 , Pages 814-815, August 2009