25-Hydroxyvitamin-D and Bone Turnover Marker Levels in Patients with Distal Radial Fracture
Conclusions:
In this cohort, 25(OH)D levels were not associated with distal radial fracture and do not appear to affect the risk assessment for distal radial fracture in postmenopausal women. Patients with a distal radial fracture, however, had increased bone turnover as evidenced by high P1NP and osteocalcin levels. Women with both a high P1NP level and low bone mineral density were at particularly high risk for fracture.
Level of Evidence:
Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Rozental, T. D., Herder, L. M., Walley, K. C., Zurakowski, D., Coyle, K., Bouxsein, M. L., Wolf, J. M. Tags: Hand & Wrist, Trauma Scientific Articles Source Type: research
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