Jeremy R James, Patrick A Massey, Anne M Hollister, Eric M Greber
BACKGROUND: Recent publications show a high rate of hypovitaminosis D among children in general as well as among children with fractures. 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were analyzed from hospital records to determine the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D, with the goal of using that information in fracture management and nutritional counseling. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 213 children with upper extremity fractures that were treated during a 14-month period...
March 2013: Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics