Objectives Forearm fractures account for a significant proportion of childhood injuries and
seem to be increasing in incidence. Poor vitamin D status increases overall fracture risk in …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether African American children with forearm fractures have
decreased bone mineral density and an increased prevalence of vitamin D deficiency …

Methods: One hundred children with low-energy forearm fractures were prospectively
enrolled from a single hospital. Each participant answered a questionnaire focusing on the …

Purpose This study aimed to determine whether children with distal radius impaction
fractures have increased prevalence of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) insufficiency …

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 …

Objective. To determine the likelihood of vitamin D deficiency and low bone mineral density
in Egyptian children with forearm fractures. Methods. A case control study of 46 children …

Background: Investigation into the role of vitamin D in fractures in the pediatric population
has been limited despite estimates that as many as 70% of American children have …

The objective of this study was to determine the impacts of preventable causes of fracture,
such as vitamin D deficiency, disturbed calcium homeostasis and obesity on fracture …

Objective: Fractures of bones, especially forearm fractures, are very common in children and
their number is increasing. This study was designed to determine the impact of vitamin D …

The incidence (42%) of vitamin D abnormalities is high in severely handicapped children
and young adults who sustain fractures, especially those who sustain multiple fractures …