25-OH Vitamin D Deficiency Does Not Significantly Predispose Young Children to Multiple Fractures From Minimal Trauma
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Gregory Dyba, Camryn Capoot, Nicole Becher, Kelly Finnegan, Carmelle Wallace, David Mong, Antonia Chiesa, Nina S. Ma, Jennifer Stevens, Alexander M. Kaizer, Kaitlin E. Olson, Steven L. Moulton, Daniel M. Lindberg
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In the absence of significant accidental trauma, the identification of multiple fractures in a young child raises concern for abuse. One group has suggested that there is an unrecognized “epidemic” of 25-OH vitamin D deficiency that produces findings frequently mistaken for child abuse.
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