Background: Low bone mineral density (BMD) and low vitamin D were found to be in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients. The incidence of AIS with osteoporosis is believed to reduce the intensity of the bone by about 20-38 percent
Aim: To assess vitamin D level and BMD in patients with adolescent scoliosis.
Methods: This work was done in Al-Azhar University hospitals and involved 112 patients diagnosed with AIS and a Cobb angle > 10o aged from 10 - 18 years old. Vitamin D level, Cobb angle and BMD measured in all subjects.
Results: Our result included 112 patients, seventy-four (66.1%) of the patients had vitamin D deficiency. Osteopenia present in 39% and osteoporosis in 25% of AIS patients by lumbar spine Z-score and by hip Z-score, osteopenia present in 53% and osteoporosis in 12% of AIS patients.
Conclusion: We concluded that majority of AIS patients have low serum vitamin D and low BMD.