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Diaphyseal fractures of the forearm comprise up to 20% of all injuries to the upper extremity according to reported data (Renné and Weller). Seventy-five percent of the fractures occur in the distal third (including those in the vicinity of the wrist joint), 18% in the middle third, and 7% in the proximal third (Blount).
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Freuler, F., Weber, B.G., Brunner, C. (1980). Shaft Fractures in the Forearm. In: Weber, B., Brunner, C., Frueler, F. (eds) Treatment of Fractures in Children and Adolescents. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67271-2_11
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