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Skateboard Fractures - What's the Correct Test?

X-rays are often positive within the first 40 hours, Dr. Briggs says. The pain in the affected area with ulnar deviation is most sensitive and specific for carpal bone involvement. thumb spike splint should entail ulnar deviation and slight dorsal angulation.

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