Clin Rheumatol DOI 10.1007/s10067-013-2432-y
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Does vitamin D affect femoral cartilage thickness? An ultrasonographic study Fevziye Ünsal Malas & Murat Kara & Lale Aktekin & Murat Ersöz & Levent Özçakar
Received: 14 August 2013 / Revised: 17 September 2013 / Accepted: 28 October 2013 # Clinical Rheumatology 2013
Abstract This study aims to investigate the association between vitamin D levels and distal femoral cartilage thickness in healthy subjects. Eighty patients who were admitted to our outpatient clinic between May and July 2013 were classified into three subgroups according to their 25-OH vitamin D levels of
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Does vitamin D affect femoral cartilage thickness? An ultrasonographic study Fevziye Ünsal Malas & Murat Kara & Lale Aktekin & Murat Ersöz & Levent Özçakar
Received: 14 August 2013 / Revised: 17 September 2013 / Accepted: 28 October 2013 # Clinical Rheumatology 2013
Abstract This study aims to investigate the association between vitamin D levels and distal femoral cartilage thickness in healthy subjects. Eighty patients who were admitted to our outpatient clinic between May and July 2013 were classified into three subgroups according to their 25-OH vitamin D levels of
