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My 9 year-old has a wrist buckle fracture. the dr. put her in a cast 5" past the elbow. is that a bit much? can we put her in a wrist splint?
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Doc know best: Trust experience of doctor who has seen the fracture. Pediatric fracture s heal fast and at some point doc may switch to a wrist splint. Ps a kid can easily take a splint off whereas a cast takes some undoing ;-).
Answered 4/26/2014
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Buckle fracture: Yes. A buckle fracture is a very stable fracture and can be treated either way - a splint or cast. It comes down to 2 issues. Personal preference and if you can trust the child to keep it on at all times but washing. The only downside to splinting is it may take a little more time to completely heal but that is a small trade off compared to no washing with a cast and possible cast complicatons.
Answered 4/28/2014
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