Background The exact etiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is unknown, but
recently, vitamin D has been suggested to be of importance in the pathophysiology of AIS …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Vitamin D deficiency may affect children in terms of growth
disturbance, deformity and metabolic disease. Levels are not routinely checked prior to …

Introduction Vitamin D deficiency may affect children in terms of growth disturbance,
deformity and metabolic disease. The senior authors have felt significant difference in bone …

Aim: Vitamin D deficiency is a common problem in the UK. It is more prevalent in patients
with orthopaedic conditions. Previous studies in the literature have shown that vitamin D …

Background: Prior research has shown that patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
(AIS) have a higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency compared with healthy peers. In adult …

Purpose Prior research has indicated adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients have
lower bone mineral density and lower vitamin D levels than healthy peers. Vitamin D …

Background The mechanism behind idiopathic scoliosis and its progression is not fully
understood. Vitamin D insufficiency is known to play a role in the progression and/or …

Background Establishing prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in elective scoliosis surgery
may impact clinical outcomes. The objectives of this study were to document vitamin D status …

Objective: To compare the levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in patients with AIS and a control
group. Methods: The patients were recruited from the outpatient clinic of our institution …

Objective The aim of this study was to compare serum vitamin D levels in girls with
adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and controls using meta-analysis methods. We …