Presentation
Slipped down on right forearm.
Patient Data
Age: 5 years
Gender: Female
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Transverse greenstick fracture of mid-shaft radius with mild angulation and bowing of ulna, seen on frontal view.
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The patient was managed with treatment in cast. The transverse mid-shaft radial greenstick fracture with dorsal angulation is visible, and the bowing of the ulna is seen on the lateral view.
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Bowing of ulna.
Dorsal angulation of radius with callus formation at the fracture site.
Case Discussion
Bowing fracture of ulna is usually associated with a transverse greenstick fracture of radius shaft. They are incomplete fractures that occur in children.
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