Because greenstick fractures aren’t a full break, your doctor may decide that a removable splint will be sufficient for healing the limb. This can be more convenient, as you can remove the ...

Treatment of Greenstick Fractures. If the fractured bone is not badly bent out of alignment, a splint or cast may be all that is needed to treat the break.

Participants had acceptably angulated fractures (transverse or greenstick) of 15 degrees or less. The splint group was free to remove the splint to wash in the first four weeks, but otherwise ...

The results of a randomized controlled trial show that the use of a splint was as effective as a cast for recovering physical function in children with wrist fractures. For their study, Kathy ...

In children with wrist fractures, a splint is as effective as a cast and provides greater comfort and easier hygiene, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Greenstick fractures are also more common in children than adults. It can take up to 6 weeks for a child to heal from a buckle fracture, and longer for an adult. Who is at risk of buckle fractures?

Background: Minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius are common in children and have excellent outcomes. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine whether the use of a ...

The average person fractures two bones during his or her lifetime. Whether it's a fractured bone in your arm, leg, foot or even ribcage, your body will need enough time to heal appropriately. The ...