Research presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2024 National Conference & Exhibition underscores the critical role of vitamin D in the recovery of pediatric fractures, showing that low levels can significantly delay bone healing in children.
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The study, presented on Sept. 28 by Michael Guyot, a medical student from the University of Florida involved in the research, analyzed 186 cases of extremity fractures among children treated between 2015 and 2022 and discovered a consistent link between low vitamin D levels and increased healing time.The findings suggest that children with nonsurgical leg fractures with low vitamin D levels took an additional 20 days for clinical healing. Additionally, the same group displayed a nearly two-month delay before radiographic evidence showed that the fractures were healing.
