Vitamin D Levels and Patients with Metatarsal Fractures:

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

Benjamin R.Williams¹ 

关键词: vitamin D;    hypovitaminosis;    metatarsal fractures;    25-hydroxyvitamin D;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011416S00016

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:Midfoot/Forefoot.Introduction/Purpose:Deficiency of vitamin D has been associated with a range of diseases, with hypovitaminosis D affect approximately 1 billion people worldwide. Among orthopaedic patients, insufficiency has been reported between 43% and 78%. Currently, the orthopaedic literature has conflicting evidence to associate vitamin D deficiency with acute fractures, stress fractures and nonunions. Furthermore, there is limited literature on vitamin D and its effects in foot and ankle patients. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in patients who have sustained low energy metatarsal fractures compared to non-osseous foot and ankle sprains.Methods:Data collection occurred from May 2012 to August 2014. Patients with low-energy closed metatarsal fractures or non-osseous ankle sprains, between 18 and 85 years old, were enrolled. Patient demographics for fracture and sprain groups were collected through chart review and included age (subdivided ...

【 授权许可】

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