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Stress fracture of the diaphysis of the ulna

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Stress fracture of the diaphysis of the ulna is rare and only 6 cases were found in a literature review. We present a further case occurring in a weightlifter.

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Les fractures de fatigue de la diaphyse cubitale sont rares: une revue de la littérature n'a permis d'en retrouver que 6 cas. Nous en présentons un nouveau, survenu chez un haltérophile.

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  1. Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, 21 Nan-Ya S. Road, Sec 2, Pan-Chiao, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Wein-Chin Chen & Wan-Yi Hsu

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Veterans General Hospital, Taipeh, Taiwan

    Jiunn-Jer Wu

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Chen, WC., Hsu, WY. & Wu, JJ. Stress fracture of the diaphysis of the ulna. International Orthopaedics 15, 197–198 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192293

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