Vitamin D levels in patients with hip fracture in Madrid

• Published in: Medicina clínica Vol. 106; no. 2; p. 41
• Main Authors: Martínez, M E, del Campo, M T, García, J A, Sánchez-Cabezudo, M J, Medina, S, Garc-ia Cimbrelo, E, Munuera, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 20.01.1996
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Hip Fractures - blood; Humans; Male; Spain; Vitamin D - blood; Spain

Vitamin D appears to be implicated in the loss of bone mass and its most severe complication is the hip fracture. A change is produced in the metabolism of vitamin D in elderly people although its study has received little attention in many countries. With the aim of evaluating vitamin D and its met...