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Case Report

Ulnar nerve palsy as a complication of closed both-bone forearm fracture in a pediatric patient: a case report

Mohammad Q HamdanFaculty of Medicine, Special Surgery Department, Orthopedics and Trauma Department, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bassem I HaddadFaculty of Medicine, Special Surgery Department, Orthopedics and Trauma Department, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942Jordan
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Ala HawaFaculty of Medicine, Special Surgery Department, Orthopedics and Trauma Department, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942Jordan
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Sultan S AbdelhamidFaculty of Medicine, Special Surgery Department, Orthopedics and Trauma Department, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942Jordan
Pages 79-84 | Published online: 26 Mar 2019

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