High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients Undergoing Total Shoulder or Elbow Arthroplasty
Patients undergoing total shoulder or elbow arthroplasty have an increased risk profile for hypovitaminosis D (vitamin D supplementation had 94% lower odds of being deficient; OR = 0.06, <i>p</i> = 0.001). Seasonal circumstances at the point of arthroplasty seem to be a key risk factor for low vitamin D levels. For this reason, it would be advisable to consider preoperative serum vitamin D level measurement as an integral part of the regularly performed preoperative care.
Authors
- Gerrit Steffen Maier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5494-6844)
- Leonard Achenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9053-0624)
- Kilian List (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9965-1799)
- 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)
- Tizian Heinz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7635-4004)
- Miledi Hoxha
Institutions
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- Universitäts-Kinderklinik Würzburg (DE)
- Klinik König-Ludwig Haus (DE)
- Pius Hospital Oldenburg (DE)
- Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17162635
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47