Buckle fracture

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Trauma

Patient Data

Gender: Male
x-ray

Distal radial metadiaphyseal region shows cortical buckling without obvious breach.

Case Discussion

Buckle fractures (also known as torus fractures) are incomplete fractures of the shaft of a long bone that is characterized by bulging of the adjacent cortex.

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