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Chapter-56 Immobilization: Pronation versus Supination

BOOK TITLE: The Nonsurgical Treatment of Fractures in Contemporary Orthopedics

Author
1. Sarmiento Augusto
2. Latta Loren L
ISBN
9788184489071
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11175_56
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
24
Author Affiliations
1. Universities of Miami and Southern California Past President of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida, 33101, USA, Universities of Miami and Southern California, USA
2. University of Miami Miami, Florida, USA
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Abstract

In this chapter we argue in favor of supination versus pronation based on the documented lessening of the deforming muscular forces responsible for the recurrence of deformity. Electromyographic studies have supported the theory and clinical results seem to do likewise.

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