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Isolated volar dislocation of distal radioulnar joint: rarely occurring, commonly missed

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Civil Service Hospital, Minbhawan, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Laxman Rijal & Gopal Sagar

  2. Department of Orthoapedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Tahir Ansari

  3. Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Anshumala Joshi

  4. Bheri Zonal Hospital, Nepalgunj, Nepal

    Khima Nand Joshi

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Rijal, L., Sagar, G., Ansari, T. et al. Isolated volar dislocation of distal radioulnar joint: rarely occurring, commonly missed. Eur Orthop Traumatol 3, 151–154 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12570-012-0104-z

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