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Spiderman and 'Komang'; a[euro]To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows.a[euro] - Jean Anouilh (1910-87), French playwright. Creon, In Antigone.(If Symptoms Persist)
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May 27, 2007
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Byline: Dr. Brix Pujalte Jr.
COULD you really say you enjoyed being a kid without having swung like Spiderman from monkey bars? Now it's our turn to worry about broken bones in our children or grandchildren.
Ten percent of all fractures in children occur around the elbow.
The elbow is a ginglymus or a hinge joint. Like the ankle in the lower extremity, it moves primarily by flexing and extending. The elbow also helps in the pronation and supination of the hand. This is exemplified by your son's palm twisting up and when he says, "Pahinging pera!" ...
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