ArticleInternational journal of spine surgery2020
A Review of Vitamin D in Spinal Surgery: Deficiency Screening, Treatment, and Outcomes.
Article in International journal of spine surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Role of Vitamin D Supplementation in Enhancing Muscle Strength Post-Surgery: A Systemic Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- The efficacy of oral vitamin D supplements on fusion outcome in patients receiving elective lumbar spinal fusion-a randomized control trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- GLP-1 receptor agonists and outcomes after cervical spine fusion: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and evidence map of real-world evidence.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Review
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- Dietary and supplemental vitamin D intake and pain interference in adults with chronic spine-related pain: a cross-sectional survey study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Rethinking Vitamin D Deficiency: Controversies and Practical Guidance for Clinical Management.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Low-Dose Vitamin D3 Supplementation: Associations with Vertebral Fragility and Pedicle Screw Loosening.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Sacroplasty for Sacral Insufficiency Fractures: Narrative Literature Review on Patient Selection, Technical Approaches, and Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- The Role of Preoperative Vitamin D in Spine Surgery.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
In this review, we discuss the demonstrated value of vitamin D in bone maintenance, fracture resistance, spinal health, and spine surgery outcomes. Despite this, the effect of vitamin D levels in spine surgery has not been well described. Through this review of literature, several conclusions were drawn. First, despite the fact that a high number of spine surgery patients are vitamin D deficient, screening is not commonly performed. Second, adequate vitamin D levels will not be achieved in a majority of these patients without supplementation. Last, inadequate vitamin D levels may increase the risk of pseudarthrosis. Given these findings, we suggest that many patients undergoing spinal surgery could be treated with vitamin D supplementation prior to surgery without the need for confirmatory testing for vitamin D deficiency. This is a more cost-effective method than screening all patients. However, future randomized trials and cost-effectiveness analyses are needed to determine the ultimate effects of vitamin D supplementation on clinical morbidity and surgical outcomes.
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