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1 healing bones “S o, Rania, let’s see how that arm is healing.” Dr. Williams shut the door behind her. Laptop computer in hand, Dr. Williams was ready for Rania’s checkup. Dr. Williams carefully examined her arm, seeing how it moved in different direc- tions. She asked Rania, “Now, remind me again how this happened?” “Well,” Rania looked at her mother. “I was at the skateboard park and was trying to do an ollie off the half-pipe. My foot slipped off the board and I fell, putting my arm out to break my fall.” Looking at her arm, “I broke my fall, but I also broke my arm.” Dr. Williams chuckled under her breath. “I see a lot of that with kids your age. Let’s take a look at the X-rays and see how things are healing.”

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