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An exploration of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels after unstable femoral intertrochanteric fractures in community-dwelling elderly

Hakan Zora and Gökhan Bayrak
Saudi Medical Journal April 2025, 46 (4) 372-377; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.4.20241121
Hakan Zora
From the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Zora), Private Medicabil Hospital, Bursa; and from the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department of Faculty of Health Sciences (Bayrak), Muş Alparslan University, Muş, Turkey.
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Gökhan Bayrak
From the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology (Zora), Private Medicabil Hospital, Bursa; and from the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department of Faculty of Health Sciences (Bayrak), Muş Alparslan University, Muş, Turkey.
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