ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews2019
Preoperative Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With Higher Postoperative Complications in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.
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Vitamin D3 Supplementation vs Placebo for Vitamin D Deficient/Insufficient Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: a Quadruple-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prognostic factors for the occurrence of post-operative shoulder stiffness after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Vitamin D Status and Supplementation and the Functional Outcomes of Human Musculoskeletal Tissues: A Stratified Systematic Review.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Adhesive Capsulitis: A Comprehensive Review of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Clinical Management.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2026Review
- The Role of Vitamin D in Postoperative Tendon Healing: A Scoping Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- Preoperative serum vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased rotator cuff fatty degeneration but is unlikely to influence post repair outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of correlation coefficients.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2025Review
- The Effect of Vitamin D Deficiency on Post-operative Outcomes Following Rotator Cuff Repair: A Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2025Review
- Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Adverse Events Following Shoulder Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- The role of vitamin D in shoulder health: a comprehensive review of its impact on rotator cuff tears and surgical results.Clinics in shoulder and elbow · 2025Article
- Osteoporosis Management for Shoulder Surgeons.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- Novel methods to diagnose rotator cuff tear and predict post-operative Re-tear: Radiomics models.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2024Article
- Preoperative thrombocytopenia and thrombocytosis predict complications after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2024Article
- Treatment of partial rotator cuff lesions is associated with a higher frequency of post-operative shoulder stiffness. A prospective investigation on the role of surgery-related risk factors for this complication.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2022Article
- Association of Preoperative Vitamin D Deficiency With Retear Rate and Early Pain After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
- Use of biologics in rotator cuff disorders: Current concept review.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
- The Serum from Patients with Secondary Frozen Shoulder Following Rotator Cuff Repair Induces Shoulder Capsule Fibrosis and Promotes Macrophage Polarization and Fibroblast Activation.Journal of inflammation research · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionRotator cuff tears are one of the most common injuries worldwide, yet it is difficult to predict which patients will have poor outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR). The purpose of this study was to identify an association between preoperative vitamin D (25D) levels and postoperative complications in arthroscopic RCR.
methodsFrom a national claims database, patients undergoing arthroscopic RCR with preoperative 25D levels were reviewed. Patients were stratified into 25D-sufficient (≥20 ng/dL) or 25D-deficient (<20 ng/dL) categories and examined for development of postoperative complications. Multivariate logistic regression was performed using age, sex, and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) as covariates. From this, risk-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were calculated comparing complications between the two groups.
resultsOne thousand eight hundred eighty-one patients with measured preoperative 25D levels were identified; 229 patients were 25D deficient (12.2%). After adjusting for age, sex, and Charlson Comorbidity Index, 25D-deficient patients had increased odds of revision RCR (OR 1.54, 95% confidence interval 1.21 to 1.97,
conclusionsVitamin D deficiency is associated with a greater risk of postoperative surgical complications after arthroscopic RCR and may be a modifiable risk factor. Further investigation on preoperative vitamin D repletion is warranted.
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