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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 95-B, Issue SUPP_6 | Pages 17 - 17
1 Feb 2013
Stöhr K Randhawa S Calder P Tennant S Hashemi-Nejad A Eastwood D
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Purpose of study

We hypothesised that Vitamin D deficiency could be related to SUFE in children without endocrinological abnormalities. We therefore sought to examine prevalence and severity of Vitamin D insufficiency in a cross-section of SUFE patients.

Methods

Vitamin D levels were tested for at time of hospital admission for operative treatment of SUFE. Seven patients, between the months of July 2011 to November 2011, presented to our institution. All were chronic, stable slips treated with in-situ screw fixation. All patients presented in the summer months and were operated on within 3 weeks of presentation.