While most literature on vitamin D supplementation in fracture patients focuses on fracture
prevention, the effect of vitamin D on bone healing is a much less studied concept. The …

Low vitamin D in patients with hip fracture is common. In the present study, 407 of 872 (47%)
patients had serum calcidiol less than 50 nmol/L. Patients with low vitamin D had more …

Nearly half of adult fracture patients are vitamin D deficient (serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D [25
(OH) D] levels< 20 ng/mL). Many surgeons advocate prescribing vitamin D supplements to …

Vitamin D plays a critical and central role in calcium metabolism. In concert with parathyroid
hormone (PTH), it acts to maintain serum calcium levels. Although one can obtain vitamin D …

Objective This study aims to determine the prevalence of metabolic disturbance in all
fracture nonunion cases and identify the most common endocrine abnormalities seen using …

Low levels of serum vitamin D have been linked to numerous musculoskeletal and
nonmusculoskeletal conditions. Vitamin D deficiency appears relatively high among various …

Objective: To assess whether the fixation method and vitamin D supplementation affect the
risk of patient-important outcomes within 12 months of injury in nongeriatric femoral neck …

Reconstruction of segmental bone defects requires a large commitment both on the part of
the patient and the physician. Investing in preoperative evaluation and optimization is the …

Objectives: To determine the incidence of hypovitaminosis D and to evaluate a
supplementation intervention. We hypothesized that patients would exhibit high adherence …

Aims Bone turnover markers (BTMs) follow distinct trends after fractures and limited
evidence suggests differential levels in BTMs in patients with delayed healing. The effect of …