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Forearm Fractures

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In this chapter, we describe the indication, reduction technique, as well as the conservative and operative treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the forearm.

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  1. Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

    Katharina Sommer & Ingo Marzi

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Sommer, K., Marzi, I. (2018). Forearm Fractures. In: Giannoudis, P. (eds) Fracture Reduction and Fixation Techniques. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68628-8_21

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