The role of bone health in low-velocity fractures and the effects of obesity on the growing skeleton

• मुख्य लेखकों: Adam Kreutzer, DO (लेखक), Jessica McMichael, MD, FAAOS (लेखक), Philip Nowicki, MD, FAAOS (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Elsevier, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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ABSTRACT: Vitamin D insufficiency in pediatric patients is common. Low levels of vitamin D affect bone mineralization, and in growing children, affect bone formation. This effect on overall bone health places children with vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency at risk for low-velocity fractures. Co...