Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, bone turnover markers and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with hip fractures

In this study, lower concentrations of serum 25(OH)D and total hip bone mineral density were widely existed in Chinese postmenopausal women with hip fractures. Furthermore, bone resorption was more active than bone formation in senile postmenopausal women. Therefore, monitoring the alteration of serum CTX-1 in clinically might be useful for fracture prevention.