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A 6 -year-old girl is brought to the emergency department after falling from a chair onto an outstretched arm. Her mother believes that she hyperextended her arm. Physical examination shows swelling of the right elbow and tenderness to palpation over the distal humerus. Radial pulses are full and symmetric bilaterally. The patient is unable to cooperate with neurologic examination of the right hand due to significant pain. A peripheral intravenous line is placed, and opiate analgesics are administered for pain control. X-rays show a supracondylar humeral fracture with anterolateral displacement of the proximal fracture fragment. Which of the following structures is at greatest risk for injury in this patient? A. Basilic vein B. Biceps tendon (2. Median nerve D. Radial nerve E. Ulnar nerve



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