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Case Reports
. 2015 Sep 21:2015:bcr2015212133.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-212133.

Simultaneous, bilateral fracture of the triquetral bone

Bo Jan Noordman  1 , Klaas Albert Hartholt  2 , Jens Anthony Halm  2
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Case Reports

Simultaneous, bilateral fracture of the triquetral bone

Bo Jan Noordman et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
X-rays of both wrists suggestive for fractures of the dorsal cortices of the right (R) and left (L) triquetral bones (arrows).
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT scan showing the dorsal chip fractures right (R) and left (L; arrows).
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