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Crack in elbow/shoulder while arm wrestling, what is this?

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Fracture.: It could be a fracture of the upper arm bone. We had a patient in a few months ago, who ended up with a fractured humerus ( arm bone) from arm wrestling.

Dr Hutchinson agreed

Answered 7/15/2018

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