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ArticleBone & joint open2022

Relationship between distal radius fracture severity and 25-hydroxyvitamin-D level among perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.

Shingo Abe, Masafumi Kashii, Toshiki Shimada, Koji Suzuki, Shunsuke Nishimoto, Reiko Nakagawa, Mitsuru Horiki, Yukihiko Yasui, Jiro Namba, Kohji Kuriyama

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Article in Bone & joint open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Shingo AbeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Japan.
Masafumi KashiiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Japan.
Toshiki ShimadaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
Koji SuzukiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan.
Shunsuke NishimotoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan.
Reiko NakagawaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan.
Mitsuru HorikiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan.
Yukihiko YasuiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, JCHO Hoshigaoka Medical Center, Hirakata, Japan.
Jiro NambaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, JCHO Hoshigaoka Medical Center, Hirakata, Japan.
Kohji KuriyamaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Japan.
Kansai Rosai Hospital · JPToyonaka Municipal Hospital · JPHoshigaoka Medical Center · JPOsaka University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsLow-energy distal radius fractures (DRFs) are the most common upper arm fractures correlated with bone fragility. Vitamin D deficiency is an important risk factor associated with DRFs. However, the relationship between DRF severity and vitamin D deficiency is not elucidated. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the correlation between DRF severity and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D level, which is an indicator of vitamin D deficiency.

methodsThis multicentre retrospective observational study enrolled 122 female patients aged over 45 years with DRFs with extension deformity. DRF severity was assessed by three independent examiners using 3D CT. Moreover, it was categorized based on the AO classification, and the degree of articular and volar cortex comminution was evaluated. Articular comminution was defined as an articular fragment involving three or more fragments, and volar cortex comminution as a fracture in the volar cortex of the distal fragment. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D level, bone metabolic markers, and bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine, hip, and wrist were evaluated six months after injury. According to DRF severity, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D level, parameters correlated with bone metabolism, and BMD was compared.

resultsThe articular comminuted group (n = 28) had a significantly lower median serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D level than the non-comminuted group (n = 94; 13.4 ng/ml (interquartile range (IQR) 9.8 to 17.3) vs 16.2 ng/ml (IQR 12.5 to 20.4); p = 0.005). The AO classification and volar cortex comminution were not correlated with the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D level. Bone metabolic markers and BMD did not significantly differ in terms of DRF severities.

conclusionArticular comminuted DRF, referred to as AO C3 fracture, is significantly associated with low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D levels. Therefore, vitamin D

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25-hydroxyvitamin-D3D CT scanarm fracturesBone fragilitybone metabolismbone mineral density (BMD)deformityDistal radius fracturedistal radius fracturesFracture severityOsteoporosisSerumVitamin DVitamin D deficiency

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