Evaluation of the Relationship Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Epicondylitis

Aim: Though there is strong evidence connecting vitamin D deficiency to several health problems, such as diabetes mellitus, infections, autoimmune and endocrine diseases, cancer, and increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, studies examining the connection between vitamin D deficiency and epicondylitis are rare. The purpose of this study was to see if low vitamin D levels and epicondylitis were linked. Material and Method: A total of 410 patients presented with the complaint of elbow pain and whose 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25(OH)D) levels were evaluated. The files of 205 patients diagnosed with medial or lateral epicondylitis by physical examination and 205 controls not considered to have medial or lateral epicondylitis were reviewed retrospectively. Vitamin D levels were measured using 25(OH)D levels. Results: Vitamin D levels were considerably lower (p<.001) in the epicondylitis group. Conclusion: It is unclear precisely what causes epicondylitis, but the fact that our study's participants had much lower vitamin D levels raises the possibility that low vitamin D is one of the causes. More research is needed to understand how vitamin D levels may contribute to the etiology of epicondylitis in general.