Where have all the fractures gone? The epidemiology of pediatric fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic

JT Bram, MA Johnson, LC Magee… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health measures to encourage social
distancing have been implemented, including cancellation of school and organized sports. A …

Interventions for treating wrist fractures in children

HHG Handoll, J Elliott, Z Iheozor‐Ejiofor… - Cochrane database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Wrist fractures, involving the distal radius, are the most common fractures in
children. Most are buckle fractures, which are stable fractures, unlike greenstick and other …

Revolution in orthopedic immobilization materials: A comprehensive review

C Ekanayake, J Gamage, P Mendis, P Weerasinghe - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Immobilization material has slowly revolutionized since 3000 BCE from traditional plaster to
modern day synthetic casting tape, including other sustainable immobilization material. This …

An alternative to plaster cast treatment in a pediatric trauma center using the CAD/CAM technology to manufacture customized three-dimensional-printed orthoses in a …

P Guida, A Casaburi, T Busiello… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
The aim of this study is to implement the clinical use of the three-dimensional (3D) design
and printing technology in pediatric pathologies requiring immobilization. We describe the …

[HTML][HTML] Offer of a bandage versus rigid immobilisation in 4-to 15-year-olds with distal radius torus fractures: the FORCE equivalence RCT.

DC Perry, J Achten, R Knight, SJ Dutton… - Health Technology …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Torus (buckle) fractures of the wrist are the most common fractures in
children involving the distal radius and/or ulna. It is unclear if children require rigid …

Buckling down on torus fractures: has evolving evidence affected practice?

BA Williams, CA Alvarado… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the management of paediatric torus
fractures of the distal forearm in current practice in light of growing evidence supporting a …

Are unnecessary serial radiographs being ordered in children with distal radius buckle fractures?

SNJ Ling, AJ Cleary - Radiology Research and Practice, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Torus or buckle distal radius fractures are common injuries in the pediatric
population. By definition, they are stable and can be treated conservatively with a wrist splint …

A multicentre prospective randomized equivalence trial of a soft bandage and immediate discharge versus current treatment with rigid immobilization for torus …

J Achten, R Knight, SJ Dutton, ML Costa… - Bone & Joint …, 2020 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims Torus fractures are the most common childhood fracture, accounting for 500,000 UK
emergency attendances per year. UK treatment varies widely due to lack of scientific …

Pediatric wrist fractures: variations in management across countries. An evidence-based summary of evidence

L Labianca, C Calderaro, N Maffulli - British Medical Bulletin, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Fractures of the distal radius are common in pediatric population, with
considerable variation in the management of pediatric wrist fractures across different …

Home management versus primary care physician follow-up of patients with distal radius buckle fractures: a randomized controlled trial

K Colaco, A Willan, J Stimec, L Barra, A Davis… - Annals of Emergency …, 2021 - Elsevier
Study objective In patients with a distal radius buckle fracture, we determine whether home
removal of a splint and physician follow-up as needed (home management) is noninferior to …