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. 2014 Jul 3;63(6):682-3.
doi: 10.7727/wimj.2014.076. Epub 2014 Aug 21.

Coexistence of Heterotopic Ossification of the Elbow and Vitamin D Deficiency Following Stroke: Can Calcium and Vitamin D Treatment Aggravate Ossification?

T Ekiz  1 , S Özbudak Demir  2 , A Doĝan  2 , N Özgirgin  2
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Coexistence of Heterotopic Ossification of the Elbow and Vitamin D Deficiency Following Stroke: Can Calcium and Vitamin D Treatment Aggravate Ossification?

T Ekiz et al. West Indian Med J. .
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Figure. Lateral radiograph of the right elbow showing heterotopic ossification (A)and anterior-posterior pelvis radiograph designating the looser zone (Milkman's pseudofracture) of bilateral femoral necks (B).
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