ArticleTranslational medicine @ UniSa2017
Elective Orthopaedic and Trauma Patients in Southern Italy are Vitamin D Deficient. A Pilot Study.
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- Higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among arthroplasty patients presenting in winter.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Small interfering RNAs in the management of human osteoporosis.British medical bulletin · 2023Review
- How can the orthopedic surgeon ensure optimal vitamin D status in patients operated for an osteoporotic fracture?Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2021Review
- Zimmer Natural Nail and ELOS nails in pertrochanteric fractures.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Article
- Vitamin D inhibits TNF-α induced apoptosis of human nucleus pulposus cells through regulation of NF-kB signaling pathway.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Article
- Low vitamin D levels in post-menopausal women are associated with complex regional pain syndrome type I in surgically treated distal radius fractures.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Article
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Abstract
Many patients present with Vitamin D (Vit d; 25 (OH) D) deficiency on admission to hospital. The present study evaluated the levels of serum concentration of 25 (OH) D in patients undergoing elective arthroplasty of the hip and knee and in patients with proximal femur fracture. A total of 90 patients of both sex were recruited, 20 with osteoarthritis of the knee, 29 with osteoarthritis of the hip, and 41 with a hip fracture. The levels of Vit D were measured twice: on admission and on the fourth day after surgery. In patients undergoing knee arthroplasty, the levels of Vit D were 16.85 ng/ml in the preoperative and 18.235 ng/ml in the postoperative period. In patients undergoing hip arthroplasty, we found levels <4.20 ng/ml for men, while in women 25.20 ng/ml pre-operatively and 22.8 ng/ml post-operatively. In patients with a hip fracture, men progressed from very low levels preoperatively (6.38 ng/ml) with post-operative levels of 18.44 ng /ml. Women exhibited a slight improvement from 12.24 ng/ml pre-operatively to 17.9 ng/ml postoperatively. Patients who are candidates for hip and knee arthroplasty and in hip fracture patients exhibit low Vit D levels. The activation of the inflammatory cascade may induce reduction of Vit D levels, and this fall is associated with impaired bone health.
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