Pediatric Emergency Radiology by Dietrich Ann M.;Sreedher Gayathri;

Author:Dietrich, Ann M.;Sreedher, Gayathri;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Published: 2023-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

Key Points

• The torus fracture almost exclusively occurs in pediatric long bones, with the wrist being the most common site.

• Torus fractures should be treated in a removable volar splint, and clinical healing should be guided by tenderness to the fracture site.

• Prompt immobilization and reduction beforehand, if needed, are of utmost importance as greenstick fractures can be unstable, leading to risk of refracture.

• There are 5 subtypes for Salter-Harris fractures, depending on site of involvement, with Salter-Harris type II fractures of the metaphysis and physis the most common type (75%).

• Intra-articular Salter-Harris type III and IV fractures will generally require surgical treatment.

• Triplane fractures occur in adolescents around the time of tibial growth plate closure.

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