Mexican patients with HIV have a high prevalence of vertebral fractures

• Main Authors: José Antonio Mata-Marín (Author), Carla I. Arroyo-Anduiza (Author), María de los Ángeles Berrospe-Silva (Author), Alberto Chaparro-Sánchez (Author), Ana Gil-Avila (Author), Jesús Gaytán-Martínez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Low bone mineral density (BMD) and fragility fractures are common in individuals infected with HIV, who are undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART). In high-income countries, dual energy X-ray absorptiometrry is typically used to evaluate osteopenia or osteoporosis in HIV infected individuals. Howev...