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Ulna
The larger of the two long bones within the forearm. (The smaller one is the radius). The ulna is on the same side of the arm as the little finger
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- Fracture, Salter-Harris A traumatic fracture around or through the growth plate (the epiphyseal plate) of a bone in a child
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- Ankylosing Undergoing ankylosis (stiffening or fusion of a joint)