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      <journal-title>Scientific Research and Essays</journal-title>
      <issn pub-type="epub">1992-2248</issn>      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Academic Journals</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5897/SRE2015.6346</article-id>
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        <article-title><![CDATA[Femur neck insufficiency fracture in an adolescent associated with vitamin D deficiency]]></article-title>
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        		        	<name name-style="western">
	            <surname>Omar</surname>
            <given-names>Q. Samarah</given-names>
	          </name>	
        		        	<name name-style="western">
	            <surname>Tareq</surname>
            <given-names>M. Tareef</given-names>
	          </name>	
        		        	<name name-style="western">
	            <surname>Fadi</surname>
            <given-names>A. Al hadidi</given-names>
	          </name>	
        		        	<name name-style="western">
	            <surname>Azmy</surname>
            <given-names>M. Al hadidy</given-names>
	          </name>	
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		<corresp id="cor1">* E-mail: <email xlink:type="simple">o.samarah@ju.edu.jo</email></corresp>
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      <pub-date pub-type="collection">
        <year>2016</year>
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      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
      	<day>30</day>
        <month>01</month>
        <year>2016</year>
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      			<date date-type="received">
			<day>26</day>
			<month>10</month>
			<year>2015</year>
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						<date date-type="accepted">
			<day>27</day>
			<month>11</month>
			<year>2015</year>
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      <volume>11</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
	  	  <fpage>18</fpage>
	  <lpage>22</lpage>
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      <abstract><![CDATA[The study reports a case of 14-year-old female child who was not participating in any athletic activities, and presented with gradual onset of left side hip and groin pain since 8 months duration. Clinical and radiological evaluation showed medial-sided femur neck insufficiency fracture associated with vitamin D deficiency. Femur neck insufficiency fractures are rare entity in children; usually result from overuse injuries in athletes. Absence of athletic activities raises the suspicion of endocrine or metabolic derangement as an underlying cause of insufficiency fracture.

	 

	Key words: Femur neck, insufficiency fracture, adolescent, vitamin D deficiency.]]></abstract>
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