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Your radius has been surgically straightened and aids were used to stabilize it.

There are 2 bones in the forearm, the ulna and the radius. The ulna is on the side where your little finger is. The radius is on the side where your thumb is. Both bones in the forearm have an upper, middle and lower section. The top ends of ulna and radius, along with the humerus, form the elbow joint.

When the radius is broken it can be stabilized. It could also be that a growth plate has become detached from the radius. In children and adolescents the bone’s growth stems from the growth plates. There are growth plates in the long bones in the arms and legs, and the long bones in the hands and feet. There is a growth plate at each end of these bones.

The upper end of your radius was affected.

You have had surgery to put the bits of bone at the upper end of your radius back into their normal position, and a special restraint system and other devices were used to hold them together and stabilize them. To stabilize bones or parts of bones, various aids can be used. They can be made of metal or plastic, for example. For the special holding system, metal pins or screws are inserted into the radius through the skin from outside. These are then joined to one another outside the body using a holding system.