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Radial ray anomaly (type IV)

Case contributed by Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi
Diagnosis certain

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Deformed arm

Patient Data

Age: 12 months
Gender: Male
x-ray

Complete absence of the radius and ipsilateral thumb with bowing of ulna. Findings are consistent with a radial ray anomaly type IV.

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