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Division
West Florida
Hospital
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
5-2020
Keywords
vitamin d deficiency, fracture, pain, avitaminosis
Disciplines
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | Rheumatology
Abstract
Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to contribute to the onset of musculoskeletal pain, headaches, and fatigue (1, 2). Deficient levels of calcium phosphate have been linked to musculoskeletal pain associated with vitamin D deficiency (3). Low levels of calcium phosphate may result in an inadequately mineralized bone matrix, and normalization of vitamin D levels should help to diminish symptoms of pain by correcting suboptimal mineralization of bone matrix (3). One prior study of patients who underwent orthopedic procedures (including treatment of vertebral compression fractures, Colle’s fractures, hip & knee arthroplasty, ligament repair, and meniscal repair), showed that 44% (n = 272) had evidence of vitamin D insufficiency (20-32 ng/mL) or deficiency (< 20 ng/mL) (4).
Recommended Citation
Korty, Theodore; Grunbaum, Adam; Baxa, Ken; and Oyesanmi, Olu, "Vitamin D Deficiency and Perceived Pain" (2020). West Florida Division Virtual Research Day 2020. 35.
https://scholarlycommons.hcahealthcare.com/westflorida2020/35