Soft bandages in buckle fracture treatment

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Jennifer Young · College of Family Physicians of Canada

Émélie Braschi · Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital

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Is rigid immobilization needed in buckle fractures? Children with buckle fractures treated with a soft bandage, a rigid splint, or a cast heal with minimal complications and similar function and satisfaction at about 4 to 6 weeks. Pain is similar at all time points although casting results in a

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Bone fractures and treatments Hip and Femur Fractures Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment

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Published in: Canadian Family Physician

Volume 72, Issue 1, pp. 41-41

DOI: 10.46747/cfp.720141

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Soft bandages in buckle fracture treatment

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