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My 9yo son fell today and urgent care told us that he has a mild buckle fracture. if ortho splint him tomorrow, will he still be able to swim?

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Children will heal: faster , recover quicker , with out residual disabilities , once it heals why not , he will swim.

Answered 6/5/2014

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