Prevalence and severity of Vitamin D deficiency in patients presenting with fractures following trivial trauma in a teaching hospital of rural India

International Journal of Biomedical Research

Vivek Sharma¹  Rashid Anjum²  Amit Dahiya³  Tarun Pratap Singh³ 

[1] Associate Professor, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR), Mullana (Ambala), Haryana, Mullana (Ambala), Haryana;Childrens Orthopedic Centre, Mumbai.;MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MMIMSR), Mullana (Ambala), Haryana, Mullana (Ambala), Haryana

关键词: vitamin D;    Trivial trauma;    Fractures;    Insufficiency fractures;    hypovitaminosis D;   

DOI  :  10.7439/ijbr.v7i7.3387

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Scholar Science Journals

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Vitamin D insufficiency, even in its milder form, is associated with an increased risk of fracture through negative calcium balance. Clinical studies have indicated that intervention with vitamin D supplementation reduced the incidence of falling in elderly subjects. Vitamin D insufficiency is common worldwide irrespective of latitude of countries.Objective: In current study we intended to find prevalence and severity of vitamin D deficiency in patients, who presented with various type of fractures sustained following trivial trauma.Results: One hundred and four patients who suffered low velocity trauma, presented with various fractures were studied. Fractures around the hip were commonest (39.42 %), followed by Colles (24.03%) and vertebral fractures (17.30 %).Serum vitamin D levels of the patients showed 65.38% were having deficient levels, whereas 18.26 % were having insufficient levels.Conclusion: Our study indicates very high incidence of vitamin D deficiency among patients who suffered fractures following trivial trauma. The high incidence of fractures in elderly population with vitamin D deficiency probably is partly because of altered bone mass and strength, and partly because of poor muscular control because of pain and muscle weakness.

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