In a recently published paper in march issue Archives of Internal Medicine, prevention of nonvertebral fractures with vitamin D is dose-dependent for individuals aged 65 years or older. The paper is based on meta-analysis of of randomized controlled trials.
Researchers found a significant positive trend between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and hip bone density and lower extremity strength. The reviewers identified 12 double-blind RCTs for nonvertebral fractures, enrolling a total of 42,279 subjects, and 8 RCTs for hip fractures, enrolling a total of 40,886 subjects, which compared the effects of oral vitamin D, with or without calcium, with those of calcium alone or of placebo. [Read more...]
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A latest review by at Cochraine Library, an international nonprofit, independent organization that produces and disseminates systematic reviews of health care interventions, has concluded that removable splints and plaster casts appears to be equally safe and effective for treating minor “buckle” wrist fractures in children.
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