Preoperative severe vitamin D deficiency is a significant independent risk factor for poorer functional outcome and quality of life 6 months after surgery for fragility hip fractures.

David Shaoen Sim Kenny Tay Tet Sen Howe Joyce Suang Bee Koh

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2021)

Preoperative severe vitamin D deficiency is an independent risk factor for poorer recovery of function and quality of life after hip fracture surgery.

Keyphrases

hip fracture
patients undergoing
early onset
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
atrial fibrillation