Serum Vitamin D Level Correlations With Tissue Vitamin D Level and Muscle Performance Before and After Rotator Cuff Repair.
Sung-Min RheeJoo Hyun ParkHyeon Jang JeongYoung Kyu KimKyunghoon LeeJoo Han OhPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2023)
Lower preoperative serum vitamin D levels had a strong correlation with lower tissue vitamin D levels and lower serum vitamin D levels at 1 year after surgery. Furthermore, the patients with lower serum vitamin D levels showed more weakness of muscle power perioperatively. The results of this study emphasized the association between vitamin D levels and rotator cuff muscle power.