Case Report
Right Femoral Fragility Fracture in an Adolescent with Vitamin D Deficiency from COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Confinement
Table 2
Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry.
| | Region | January 2022 | December 2022 | | Area (cm2) | BMC (g) | BMD (g/cm2) | Z-score | Area (cm2) | BMC (g) | BMD (g/cm2) |
| | Neck of femur | 4.77 | 1.76 | 0.368 | −4.4 | 5.12 | 2.70 | 0.527 | | Total hip | 30.19 | 13.94 | 0.462 | −3.9 | 34.68 | 20.73 | 0.598 | | Lumbar spine L1 | 9.14 | 4.92 | 0.538 | −2.1 | 10.52 | 6.22 | 0.591 | | Lumbar spine L2 | 10.89 | 6.39 | 0.586 | −2.1 | 11.91 | 8.12 | 0.681 | | Lumbar spine L3 | 12.54 | 7.30 | 0.582 | −2.3 | 12.93 | 8.30 | 0.642 | | Lumbar spine L4 | 14.32 | 8.26 | 0.577 | −2.2 | 15.18 | 9.86 | 0.650 | | Total L1–L4 | 46.90 | 26.86 | 0.573 | −2.2 | 50.55 | 32.50 | 0.643 | | Distal 1/3 radius | 1.01 | 0.22 | 0.217 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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