A call to action: Vitamin D for hip fracture (50,000 weekly for 8 weeks, then bi-weekly – Holick July 2020

A call for action: standard of care guidelines to assess vitamin D status are needed for patients with hip fracture

Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jul 25;nqaa202. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa202.
M F Holick 1

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Vitamin D can (no test needed)

  1. Prevent hip fracture
  2. Reduce the time to recover after hip fracture
  3. Reduce the risk of death after hip fracture

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"The Endocrine Society’s practice guidelines on vitamin D recommend that an effective method for treating and preventing recurring vitamin D deficiency is to give a patient 50,000 IU vitamin D-2 or vitamin D-3 once a week for 8 wk followed by a maintenance dose of 50,000 IU vitamin D-2 or vitamin D-3 once every 2 wk thereafter "

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