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Gaucher Disease: Case Report of Wrist Trauma

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We present the case of a patient with a rare variant of Gaucher's Disease who sustained a distal radial and ulnar fracture after a fall resulting in four surgical corrective procedures after experiencing protracted healing. This case presentation is aimed at increasing awareness of the common skeletal complications of this rare disease.

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Gaucher Disease: Case Report of Wrist Trauma

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Sofia Funes, DO, PGY-5 Corresponding Author

Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, Preventive Medicine & Public Health, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA

Iman Squires

Department of Internal Medicine, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Davie, USA

Thomas Brown, DO

Family Medicine, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA

Purnell Traverso, MD

Hand Surgery, Broward Health, Coral Springs, USA

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NSU Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Research Practicum 2021 July 29, 2021 - April 29, 2022

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Published: April 21, 2022

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Funes, DO, PGY-5 et al. This is an open access poster distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0., which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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