Presentation
Fall onto outstretched hand. Painful swollen wrist.
Patient Data
Age: 10 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Distal radial buckle fracture
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Buckle fracture of the distal radius with buckling of the dorsal cortex and minor angulation. The volar cortex is intact.
Case Discussion
This is a classic buckle fracture in an older child. The dorsal cortex is buckled and the volar cortex is intact. Minor dorsal angulation.