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Heed the Global Warning in This Playground Accident Encounter

Published on Fri Oct 19, 2018

Question: A 3-year-old patient was playing on the monkey bars at a local park when he fell and partially dislocated his elbow. He came to see our pediatrician, who gently moved the bone and ligament back into place. Four days later, the patient came back complaining of the same problem, and our pediatrician performed the same procedure. How should we [...]
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