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The Forearm

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This chapter deals with important disorders like carpal tunnel syndrome and Volkmann’s ischemic contracture, along with biomechanics of the elbow joint.

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  1. Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

    K. Mohan Iyer

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    K. Mohan Iyer

  2. Addenbrooke Hospital, Cambridge, UK

    Wasim S. Khan

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Iyer, K.M. (2020). The Forearm. In: Iyer, K., Khan, W. (eds) Orthopedics of the Upper and Lower Limb. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43286-7_6

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