Written for parents — find your child's fracture below to understand casting, activity limits, and what recovery typically looks like.
Select a fracture below to see how it's commonly treated — including immobilization, weight-bearing or limb use, when motion begins, and typical recovery milestones.
Every fracture is different. These guides describe general treatment patterns. Your surgeon will tailor your care based on your specific fracture pattern, displacement, age, bone quality, and any associated injuries.
A Galeazzi fracture involves a break in the forearm bone (radius) along with an injury to the joint where the ...
Read GuideThis describes a fracture of both forearm bones (radius and ulna) together. Because younger bones remodel and ...
Read GuideThis describes a fracture of both forearm bones (radius and ulna) together in an older child or pre-teen, who ...
Read GuideAn elastic (flexible) nail is a smooth, bendable metal rod placed inside the bone to hold a forearm fracture i...
Read GuideA buckle (torus) fracture is a stable, minor bend or buckle in the bone rather than a full break — one of the ...
Read GuideA greenstick fracture is a partial break where the bone bends and cracks on one side, similar to a green tree ...
Read GuideThis fracture involves the growth plate — the area of developing cartilage near the end of a child's bone. Gro...
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