title: [Aspects of interest on vitamin D for the traumatologist and orthopaedic surgeon].
abstract: Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is a clinical problem particularly prevalent in elderly patients with low-energy fractures, particularly hip fractures, but has also been associated with stress fractures and high energy fractures. There is much evidence that supports the need to maintain adequate levels of vitamin D in the blood in order to; reduce the number of fragility fractures, furthering the consolidation of these, improve neuromuscular function of patients, prevent falls, prevent surgical infections, or improve the length of arthroplasties. However, it is rare for the orthopaedic surgeon to request the values of vitamin D in these patients and give the appropriate treatment It is recommended to maintain levels higher than 30-40ng/ml (75-100nmol/l) and increase vitamin D intake, in almost all cases, from 800 to 1,000IU/day to achieve these levels.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Gestión Clínica del Aparato Locomotor, Área Sanitaria Norte de Córdoba, Pozoblanco, Córdoba, España. mmesar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mesa-Ramos
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Caeiro-Rey
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Etxebarría-Foronda
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carpintero-Benítez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002146:Bony Callus / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D053580:Muscle Strength; D009985:Orthopedics; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D014194:Traumatology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000502:physiology; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D