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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022

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

Sinisa Ducic, Filip Milanovic, Mikan Lazovic, Bojan Bukva, Goran Djuricic, Vladimir Radlovic, Dejan Nikolic

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Sinisa DucicPediatric Surgery Department, University Children's Hospital, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Filip MilanovicPediatric Surgery Department, University Children's Hospital, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-4530-998X
Mikan LazovicPediatric Surgery Department, University Children's Hospital, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Bojan BukvaPediatric Surgery Department, University Children's Hospital, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Goran DjuricicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-8066-5701
Vladimir RadlovicPediatric Surgery Department, University Children's Hospital, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Dejan NikolicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-0609-9916
University of Belgrade · RSUniversity Children's Hospital, Belgrade · RS

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Abstract

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 to determine the influence of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels on forearm fracture falls in a pediatric population, depending on level of energy impact. Additionally, we also aimed to evaluate the correlation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and other tested risk factors for pediatric fractures. Methods: We evaluated 50 eligible children aged 3 to 12 years with a forearm fracture. According to energy impact, patients were grouped into low-energy fractures (LEF) and high-energy fractures (HEF) groups. The general characteristics of the patients included age, gender, sport participation, and fractured bone and its localization. We analyzed 25-hydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, magnesium, phosphate, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, and body mass index (BMI). Results: There is a significant difference in the 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels distribution between LEF and HEF (p < 0.001) and PTH levels (p = 0.002). For magnesium levels, calcium levels, phosphate levels, and CRP levels, there were no significant differences in their frequency distribution. For the group of patients with LEF, there is a significantly positive correlation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and calcium levels (p = 0.019) and a borderline significantly positive correlation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and magnesium levels (p = 0.050). For the group of patients with HEF, there was only a significantly positive correlation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and PTH levels (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Children with LEF were more frequently insufficient in 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels but had normal calcium levels, compared to the ones with HEF. These findings suggest that LEF and HEF in children might to a certain degree have different pathophysiological mechanisms.

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25-hydroxyvitamin Dbone metabolismchildrenforearmfractures

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