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CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF THE RADIUS AND ASSOCIATED ANOMALIES
Author(s) -
Schweitzer G.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb87305.x
Subject(s) - radius , function (biology) , medicine , pediatrics , computer science , computer security , evolutionary biology , biology
The current views on congenital absence of the radius are presented. The cases of three untreated patients, each of whom has developed very good function, are reported. A suggestion is made that these patients be trained by an occupational therapist.