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skeleton, elbow carrying angle, excessive, excessive carrying angle, the elbow, cubitus valgus, the arms extended, sides, palms facing forward, forearm, hands, slightly away, normal "carrying angle", the elbow, is 5 to 15 degrees, angle permits the forearms to clear the hips in swinging movements, walking, important, carrying objects, after certain fractures, the elbow, carrying angle, the healed arm, excessive, sticking out too much, the angle decreased so that the arm points toward the body, creating what, a "gunstock deformity", .



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