Multiple Sequential Physeal Injuries with Vitamin D Deficiency.
10.4055/jkoa.2018.53.6.552
- Author:
Byoung Kook KIM
1
;
Yong Gun KIM
;
Ho Jae LEE
;
Dae Sung CHOI
;
Jinmyoung DAN
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHA Gumi Medical Center, CHA University, Gumi, Korea. osjmdan@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
vitamin D deficiency;
multiple;
sequential;
physeal injury
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Calcification, Physiologic;
Child;
Humans;
Male;
Metabolism;
Vitamin D Deficiency*;
Vitamin D*;
Vitamins*
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2018;53(6):552-557
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Vitamin D plays a major role in bone metabolism, and its deficiency has an impact on fracture risk and healing. Low vitamin D levels are a cause of poor bone mineralization and have been associated with a significantly higher risk of physeal injury in children. This paper presents a case of a 13-year-old boy with a vitamin D deficiency, who sustained multiple sequential epiphyseal injuries at various areas. This report suggests that vitamin D deficiency is not only a significant cause of the clinical disease itself, but also an important factor affecting the successful recovery of injuries.
