Patients With a History of Vitamin D Deficiency Are Not at Increased Risk of Delayed Union Following First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis After Preoperative Optimization
We recommend optimizing patients with vitamin D deficiency to a level of at least 20 ng/mL prior to a first metatarsophalangeal arthrodesis procedure.
Authors
- Ashleigh W. Medda
- Gregory B. Russell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0270-3618)
- Bryanna D. Vesely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7347-566X)
- Paula Gangopadhyay
- Jennifer A. Kipp
Institutions
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7547/24-016
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00