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Annual injection of vitamin D and fractures of aged bones.

Author: HaavistoM V, HarjuE J, HeikinheimoR J, InkovaaraJ A, KaarelaR H, KatajaJ M, KokkoA M, KolhoL A, RajalaS A

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Overview

Vitamin D supplementation was found to decrease the fracture rate in elderly people, particularly in women. The study found a 16.4% fracture rate in 341 vitamin D recipients compared to a 21.8% fracture rate in 458 controls. Fractures of the upper limb were significantly lower in vitamin D recipients (2.9%) than controls (6.1%). Fractures of the ribs were also lower in vitamin D recipients (0.9%) than controls (2.6%), while fractures of the lower limbs were similar in both groups.
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Original Abstract of the Article :
In order to investigate the effect of a supplementation of vitamin D in the prophylaxis of fractures of the bones of aged people, an annual intramuscular injection of ergocalciferol (150,000-300,000 IU) was given to two series of aged subjects: first to 199 (45 male) of 479 subjects (110 male) aged ...See full text at original site
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引用元：
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00298497

データ提供：米国国立医学図書館（NLM）
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Date :
  1. Date Completed 1992-12-02
  2. Date Revised 2019-08-27
Further Info :

Pubmed ID

1422948

DOI: Digital Object Identifier

10.1007/BF00298497

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