Vitamin D deficiency in proximal femur fracture patients of South-East Queensland.

Objectives: To determine the incidence of hypovitaminosis D in proximal femur fracture (PFF) patients and investigate whether sociodemographic factors or radiographic parameters are associated with vitamin D levels.

Methods: This is a consecutive case series of South-East Queensland patients presenting with low-energy PFFs. Vitamin D levels and sociodemographic factors (age, sex, postcode, medications and type of residence) were collected from medical records.

Utility of an index metacarpal cortical thickness application as an osteoporosis screen in distal radius fracture patients aged over 50.

Background: Following wrist fracture, it is desirable to identify patients with osteoporosis. A smartphone-based application (BoneGauge) that uses second metacarpal cortical thickness ratio (2MCP) measured on X-ray has been proposed. This study aims to validate this application using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan in a cohort of patients with distal radius fractures.