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5/19/09: To backtrack a little, here's Julia's x-ray. The one on the left is after it was set, and the one on the right is the original break. If you look to the left, you can see that the radius and ulna form a smooth curve, with the radius extending out past the ulna. There's also a gap between the ulna and wrist bones. On the right, a chunk of the radius has snapped off and slipped down over the resto of the bone, this pulled the wrist bones closer, to the point that the space over the ulna is missing and the wrist bones are actually touching the break. In both, you can see that the end of the ulna is also broken off. There are some extra bone bits in there that can't be seen in this view as well.