Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors for Hypovitaminosis D in Patients Scheduled for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in Germany
The prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in patients undergoing elective primary TKA is alarmingly high. In ongoing efforts to optimize the efficacy and outcome of the TKA procedure, orthopedic surgeons should be advised to strongly implement the role of perioperative vitamin D levels in their routine practice.
Authors
- Dominik Rak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3118-6525)
- Axel Jakuscheit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9362-2914)
- Konstantin Horas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9086-3541)
- Maximilian Rudert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4982-6594)
- Manuel Weißenberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3551-3204)
- Philip Mark Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2356-547X)
- Tizian Heinz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7635-4004)
- Miledi Hoxha
- Martin Lüdemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3727-529X)
Institutions
- Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16233991
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85