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Radio-Ulnar synostosis. an unusual presentation of an isolated ulnar Fracture - Case report

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This case outlines an unusual presentation of an isolated ulnar fracture which presented for the first time as an established radio ulnar synostosis causing marked restriction of supination and pronation of the forearm. Radioulnar synostosis following an isolated ulnar fracture is a rare occurrence.

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  1. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Meath Hospital, Heytesbury Street, Dublin, Ireland

    D. M. Mulcahy

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Mulcahy, D.M. Radio-Ulnar synostosis. an unusual presentation of an isolated ulnar Fracture - Case report. I.J.M.S. 163, 12–13 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02943006

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