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August 23, 2025Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and ResearchOpen Access

Association between vitamin D deficiency, inflammatory markers, and knee osteoarthritis: a retrospective study

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KSKhaled SwailemSana'a University MSMohammed SadhanSana'a University GAGehad Al-MashramahUniversity of Modern Sciences

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Retrospective study reveals high vitamin D deficiency predicts symptoms in knee OA patients, highlighting the need to explore biochemical connections.

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Vitamin D deficiency occurred in 70.9% of patients, with bilateral OA linked to particularly high deficiency rates.
Retrospective analysis focused on 986 knee OA patients, most aged around 53, uncovering clinical symptom correlations.
No significant associations were found between vitamin D levels and inflammatory markers like ESR or platelet counts.
Findings suggest that vitamin D deficiency is more prevalent in knee OA, especially in bilateral cases and those with polyarthralgia.

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Swailem et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af59d2ad7bf08b1eade2e8 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-025-05805-0

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Retrospective study reveals high vitamin D deficiency predicts symptoms in knee OA patients, highlighting the need to explore biochemical connections.

Association between vitamin D deficiency, inflammatory markers, and knee osteoarthritis: a retrospective study

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Association between vitamin D deficiency, inflammatory markers, and knee osteoarthritis: a retrospective study

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