The Impact of Vitamin D Levels in Foot and Ankle Surgery.

Matrona Giakoumis

Journal: Clinics in podiatric medicine and surgery 2020;37(2):305-315

PMID: 32146986

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Abstract

Hypovitaminosis D has been established as a global health problem. As an important regulator of skeletal health homeostasis throughout one's life, optimal levels are presumed. Debate, however, still exists surrounding the definition of normal vitamin D levels and what affect hypovitaminosis D has on fracture prevention, fracture healing, and successful arthrodesis. A literature search failed to show any level 1 studies examining hypovitaminosis D and union rates in foot and/or ankle arthrodesis procedures. Several retrospective studies do point to some sort of association between nonunion and hypovitaminosis D. Because of lack of high-level studies, a potential study design is proposed.

Address: Department of Surgical Sciences, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, 53 East 124th Street, New York, NY 10035, USA; The Podiatry Institute, Decatur, GA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2019.12.009

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MeSH Terms: Ankle, Arthrodesis, Foot, Fracture Healing, Fractures, Bone, Humans, Vitamin D Deficiency