Background: Within the last decade, multiple studies have demonstrated the potential health
benefits of vitamin D supplementation including improved bone health, reduced fracture risk …

Vitamin D is an essential fat-soluble vitamin produced in the skin during sun exposure. It
plays a considerable role in musculoskeletal health and is largely responsible for the …

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is necessary for calcium absorption and bone health.
Current research on vitamin D levels links decreased vitamin D synthesis with children …

Background: The National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey III, 2009 reported that
48% of adolescents in the United States are vitamin D insufficient/deficient. Nutritional and …

Objective (s) There has been a recent increase in awareness of the importance of bone
health in children treated by paediatric orthopaedic and sports medicine providers. The …

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 …

Background Vitamin D is a critical factor in bone metabolism. Vitamin D levels in both
children and adults have been reevaluated to assess standards for sufficiency and …

Objective: Although vitamin D levels are not routinely monitored in pediatric fracture patients,
identification of children with a vitamin D deficiency may be clinically relevant because of the …

Background: There is growing concern over the relationship between the severity of
pediatric fractures and low vitamin D [25-hydroxyvitaminD (25 (OH) D)] status. Objective …

Purpose There is a lack of knowledge about whether low vitamin D levels increase the risk
of pediatric low-energy fractures among Hispanic population. The objective of this study is to …