Buckle fracture - Greenstick - Lateral
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Buckle fracture - Greenstick - Lateral
- Children have more pliable bones than adults and are therefore more susceptible to buckle injuries
- A greenstick injury comprises a bend in the bone on one side and a visible break in the bone cortex on the other side
Buckle fracture - Greenstick - AP
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Buckle fracture - Greenstick - AP
- (Same patient as image above)
- The AP image also shows buckling on one side of the radius and break in the cortex on the other
Buckle fracture - Torus - Lateral
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Buckle fracture - Torus - Lateral
- A 'Torus' fracture is a buckle injury without a visible break in the bone cortex
- This lateral image shows buckling of the dorsal side cortex of both radius and ulna
Buckle fracture - Torus - AP
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Buckle fracture - Torus - AP
- (Same patient as image above)
- Buckling of the radius is easily spotted (arrowheads)
- There is also subtle cortical buckling of the ulna (red ring)