Vitamin D and Forearm Fractures in Children Preliminary Findings: Risk Factors and Correlation between Low-Energy and High-Energy Fractures

• Main Authors: Sinisa Ducic (Author), Filip Milanovic (Author), Mikan Lazovic (Author), Bojan Bukva (Author), Goran Djuricic (Author), Vladimir Radlovic (Author), Dejan Nikolic (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The forearm is the most common fracture site in childhood, accounting for every fourth pediatric fracture. It is well described that vitamin D is involved in the regulation of bone mineralization and skeletal homeostasis by the regulation of calcium absorption. The aim of our study was t...