Are long-term HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy associated with bone microstructure alterations in premenopausal women?
Compared with HIV-ve subjects, premenopausal HIV+ve treated women had trabecular and cortical bone alterations. Adjusted analysis revealed that HIV status was the only determinant of between group tibia trabecular density differences. The latter could contribute to increased bone fragility in HIV+ve patients.
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