RADIAL METAPHYSIS FRACTURES

Greenstick / torus fracture of distal radial metaphysis are quite common inchildren. 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 ofa 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, whichwas easily removable at home. Results: All patients in this study showed good results with no complications. Theparent satisfaction rate was 97.3%. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that it is clinically safe, cost effective andconvenient to parents to treat undisplaced green stick fractures within the community.