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Vitamin D status of patients with femoral neck fractures.
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Abstract
Thirty-nine patients admitted to hospital with fractures of the neck of the femur had mean serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-(OH)D3) levels markedly lower than that of young healthy controls. There was also a significant seasonal variation in these 25-(OH)D3 levels, values in winter being about half those in summer. It is suggested that vitamin D deficiency plays an an important role in the pathology of old age.
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- 973586
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