A 7-year-old girl falls from the monkey bars onto an outstretched right hand. She is tender about 2 cm proxima…

Question

A 7-year-old girl falls from the monkey bars onto an outstretched right hand. She is tender about 2 cm proximal to the wrist with mild swelling, no deformity, full finger movement, normal sensation and normal capillary refill. Radiographs show buckling of the dorsal cortex of the distal radial metaphysis, with no break in the cortex, no angulation and an intact ulna. Her parents ask how long she will be in plaster and when she has to come back. Which one of the following is the most appropriate…

Accepted Answer

Removable wrist splint for three weeks

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Above-elbow backslab for three weeks

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Below-elbow backslab, fracture clinic in seven days

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Below-elbow cast for six weeks

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Thumb spica cast for two weeks

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