Nabeel Dastgir, Ahmed S, Rourke P O.
Radial metaphysis fractures; community based treatment for un-displaced greenstick distal fractures.
Professional Med J Jan ;14(4):544-6.

Greenstick / torus fracture of distal radial metaphysis are quite common in children. It has been seen that these fractures are stable and splintage is necessary for comfort and pain relief. Objectives: To reduce the number of visits to clinics, which is logistically difficult in a rural community population of a large catchment`s area. Design Prospectively Setting: Accident , Emergency and orthopaedics Departments, General Hospital Letterkenny. Patients & Materials: 65 cases with green stick fractures treated with Soft cast, which was easily removable at home. Results: All patients in this study showed good results with no complications. The parent satisfaction rate was 97.3%. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that it is clinically safe, cost effective and convenient to parents to treat undisplaced green stick fractures within the community.

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