RADIAL METAPHYSIS FRACTURES;

COMMUNITY BASED TREATMENT FOR UN-DISPLACED GREENSTICK DISTAL FRACTURES

Abstract

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.