Presentation
Fall onto outstretched arm while playing in a play-park.
Patient Data
Age: 7 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Radial bowing fracture
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Focal bowing of the radius in the mid-diaphysis. Associated bowing of the proximal ulna in a plane perpendicular to the radial bow. Radial head is in joint.
Case Discussion
Bowing fractures are one of the incomplete fractures that most frequently occur in children, often in the forearm. They usually coexist with a fracture of the other paired bone, but sometimes occurs in isolation.