Bone mineral density and vitamin D status in female and male patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip.

Objective: Osteoporosis (OP), osteoarthritis (OA) and vitamin D deficiency are age-related disorders. We investigated the association between bone mineral density (BMD), vitamin D and OA in patients undergoing total hip or knee replacements.

Method: In total, 82 women and 35 men with mean ages of 70 and 68 years, respectively, were recruited for the study.