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Relationships Between Vitamin D and Orthopedic Trauma
In Brief
An observational study evaluating Vitamin D Assessment and Fracture for Fracture and 3 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 100 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Vitamin D is an essential hormone involved in bone metabolism, bone mineral density maintenance, and bone health. Vitamin D deficiency is putatively linked to poor pediatric orthopedic outcomes \[1\]. Further, the risk of low vitamin D associated fractures may be greater in minority pediatric populations \[2\]. In adults, utility of vitamin D alleles as a biomarker for bone density and fracture risk has been debated for over 10 years \[3-5\]. Peak bone density is achieved at 25 years old; however, most orthopedic trauma patients less than 25 years of age present with substantial vitamin D deficiencies.
Study Details
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Interventions
index admission vitamin D assessment
rate of nonunion (i.e., failure of a fractured bone to heal)