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Forearm fracture in small child, what to do?
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Variies: Some fractures in toddlers are little more than a dent in the bone, like a dent in a can.It is stable and is often just places in a soft splint. Others might require quite an elaborate cast. It all varies with the type and location of the injury.
Answered 1/22/2014
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