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Could a 82 yr old man survive a broken arm?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Would anticipate: That a simple arm fracture should not be lethal. Were there complications?

Dr Cordero and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/13/2014

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