Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Radial bowing
Bowing of outer large bone of the forearm
HP:0002986
What it means
A bending or abnormal curvature of the radius.
Rare diseases that can present with this10
Very common80–99%
4Common30–79%
4The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Bowed radii · Bowed radius · Bowing of radius bone of the forearm
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