Vitamin D Levels May Be A Useful Index For The Assessment Of Hip Fracture Risk In Elderly People.
A study in New Delhi India has revealed high rates of vitamin D deficiency among hip fracture patients, confirming the conclusions of similar international studies which point to vitamin D deficiency as a risk factor for hip fracture. A group of 90 hip fracture patients was compared to a matched control group of similar age, sex and co-morbidity…
December 15, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bones / orthopedics, conclusions, delhi, delhi-india, high-rates, hip-fracture, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, risk-factor, similar-age, similar-international, studies-which
