Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients Presenting with an Orthopaedic Trauma at a Tertiary Centre in South India - Implications and Protocols for Replacement Therapy
Journal Title: Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal - Year 2015, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
In this series the overall prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency is 95% which is abnormally high. Routine evaluation of Vitamin D in trauma patients may not be required in these trauma patients. Regular supplement of vitamin D therapy provided a favourable outcome in the trauma patients. Other modalities of Vitamin D supplementation such as, sun exposure and diet modification with fortification in this patient group in the recovery/ rehabilitative period post injury is of considerable importance.
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Cherian VM, Gouse M, Albert S, Jayasankar V
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