Is there higher percentage of undetected osteopenia and osteoporosis among patients with ulcerative colitis in Saudi Arabia?

摘要

Detection of prevalence and development of osteopenia or osteoporosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease using only bone mineral density could be inappropriate to detect all individuals at risk for osteoporosis.Numerous patients could remain undetected by using only bone mineral density as a screening method,especially in patients with ulcerative colitis.Therefore,trabecular bone score should be used as a complementary method.