[Hepatic osteodystrophy in patients with liver cirrhosis].

The article presents research data of BMD in 106 patients with liver cirrhosis. The core group of examined patients presented with LC patients the etiology of alcohol--37.7% and primary biliary cirrhosis--35.8%. In 68.9% of patients with established deficits of bone mineral density, by 24.6%--at the level of osteoporosis. Was detected influence of the etiology of the disease on the frequency of osteopenia and osteoporosis containment. Was made analysis of dependence of the frequency of osteopenia, and/or osteoporosis of population risk factors, duration of disease, grade of liver failure on the Child-Pugh. A comparative assessment of the effectiveness treatment of disorders of BMD active metabolite of vitamin D3--alpha caltsidol and drugs from the group of bisphosphonates.