Presentation
Fall on outstretched hand
Patient Data
Age: 6 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Greenstick fractures - radius and ulna
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Mid-diaphyseal, incomplete fractures of radius and ulna bones with cortical breach of only lateral aspects and resultant ulnar angulation.
Elbow ossification: capitellum, radial head and internal epicondyle are ossified.
Case Discussion
Greenstick fracture is an incomplete fracture of the long bones (commonly mid-diaphyseal) usually seen in young children.