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An 11-year-old male roller hockey player fell onto his outstretched hand and complained of wrist pain.

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Martel, J., Martín, S., Rivera, E., Bueno, Á. (2014). Bone Fractures. In: Sports Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54746-1_3

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