TY - JOUR T1 - Femoral and tibial stress fractures associated with vitamin D insufficiency JF - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps JO - J R Army Med Corps SP - 61 LP - 63 DO - 10.1136/jramc-2013-000085 VL - 160 IS - 1 AU - James Inklebarger AU - M Griffin AU - M J D Taylor AU - R B Dembry Y1 - 2014/03/01 UR - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/160/1/61.abstract N2 - We describe a case highlighting the need to consider hypovitaminosis-D when investigating background causation and treatment of femoral and tibial stress fractures. The case also suggests that prescribing calcium and vitamin D supplementation may help with fracture healing in soldiers presenting with stress fractures who may have unrecognised hypovitaminosis-D which if left untreated may delay fracture healing. ER -