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Case Reports

Amelioration of pregnancy-associated osteoporosis after treatment with vitamin K2: a report of four patients

Hiroyuki TsuchieDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Naohisa MiyakoshiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan
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Michio HongoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan
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Yuji KasukawaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan
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Yoshinori IshikawaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan
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Yoichi ShimadaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan
Pages 336-341 | Received 06 Mar 2012, Accepted 12 Mar 2012, Published online: 03 Jul 2012

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