Atraumatic bilateral femoral neck fractures in a premenopausal female with hypovitaminosis D

Giovanni Paraliticci; David Rodríguez-Quintana R, Dávila A, Otero-López A

Atraumatic bilateral femoral neck fractures in a premenopausal female with hypovitaminosis D

Giovanni Paraliticci, David Rodríguez-Quintana R, Dávila A, Otero-López A

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Original language	American English
Journal	Boletín de la Asociación Médica de Puerto Rico
Volume	107
State	Published - 2015

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Atraumatic bilateral femoral neck fractures in a premenopausal female with hypovitaminosis D

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