VASO (Vitamin D and Arthroplasty Surgery Outcomes) study - supplementation of vitamin D deficiency to improve outcomes after total hip or knee replacement: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial

VASO (Vitamin D and Arthroplasty Surgery Outcomes) study - supplementation of vitamin D deficiency to improve outcomes after total hip or knee replacement: study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial

Abstract Background Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to poor outcomes after total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR), including lower patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), peri-prosthetic infection and longer hospital stay. We present a randomised feasibility trial protoc...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rory J. M. Morrison, Deborah Bunn, William K. Gray, Paul N. Baker, Craig White, Amar Rangan, Kenneth S. Rankin, Mike R. Reed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Vitamin D
Cholecalciferol
Deficiency
PROMs
Arthroplasty
THR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2255-2

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2255-2

Similar Items