Relationship of serum vitamin D level with the clinical course of Adhesive Capsulitis

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the relationship between adhesive capsulitis and serum vitamin D levels.Materials and Methods: Patients who were diagnosed with primary adhesive capsulitis between 2015 and 2019 and had regularfollow-up data were retrospectively evaluated. Age, gender, body mass index, affected side, disease duration, serum 25-OH vitaminD levels, range of shoulder motion, the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score, the Constant-Murley score, and the Disabilities of the Arm,Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire score were evaluated. Patients with a diagnosis of diabetes, history of rheumatic diseases,presence of cervical pathologies, history of fracture and/or shoulder surgery, history of infection, and full-thickness rotator cuff tearwere excluded from the study. The serum 25 (OH) D levels below 20 ng/ml were accepted as deficiency. The patients were dividedinto two groups according to the serum vitamin D level (Group 1 if