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Vitamin D may help women recover grip strength after wrist fracture
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In a study of 70 women with distal radius fractures, investigators found post-injury vitamin D supplementation, young age and increased wrist range of motion 6 months after injury were associated with recovery of grip strength.
“This study demonstrated that in women with a distal radius fracture, baseline vitamin D level is not associated with grip strength recovery in the injured hand,” Hui Jong Lee, MD, and colleagues wrote in their abstract. “However, baseline vitamin D level correlated with grip strength in the uninjured hand.”
At 6 months post-injury, the women had 65% grip strength in their injured hand compared to their uninjured hand, according to the abstract.
The research suggested that vitamin D supplementation might help grip strength in women after distal radius fractures, but the investigators noted in the study that more prospective and comparative studies were needed to support this theory.
Disclosure: This study was funded in part by the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital.
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