Greenstick fracture of radius

Case contributed by Tamsir Rongpipi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

History of fall injury

Patient Data

Age: 10 years
Gender: Male

Wrist

x-ray

Greenstick fracture seen in distal shaft of radius with adjacent soft tissue swelling.

Metallic artifact seen around the wrist and cassette artifact seen in distal ulna.

Case Discussion

Greenstick fracture is an incomplete fracture seen in pediatric age group. It is an incomplete fracture with cortical breach of only one side of the bone and angulation.

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