Presentation
Fall onto the outstretched hand while playing football (soccer).
Patient Data
Age: 14 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Torus fracture of the radius
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Forearm radiographs revealed a bulging of the cortex of the distal metaphysis of the radius, a torus fracture.
There is a dorsal angulation component to the fracture on the sagittal plane.
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Follow-up radiographs after closed reduction. The dorsal displacement has been reduced.
Case Discussion
Torus fractures, also known as buckle fractures, are incomplete fractures of the shaft of long bones, usually occurring on immature skeletons.
Acceptable residual angulation after closed reduction depends on age. In the present case, the boy was 14 years old, to which the usual acceptable angulation on the sagittal plane is <5º.
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