FRACTURES IN CHILDREN

CHILDREN ARE MORE PRONE FOR INJURIES WHILE PLAYING. SOME TIMES EVEN FRACTURES WILL HAPPEN. THERE IS ALWAYS A CHANCE TO MISS FRACTURES AS THEY WONT DISPLACE MUCH. MOST OF THE TIMES IT WILL BE A HAIRLINE FRACTURE AND TEND TO MISS. YOU NEED AN EXPERT OPINION ON IT. AS THE COVERING OVER THE BONE (PERIOSTEUM) WILL BE THICK AND IT WONT BREAK BUT BEND. MOST COMMON FRACTURES IN CHILDREN ARE ELBOW FRACTURES, FOLLOWED BY FOREARM FRACTURES.

CHILD WILL HAVE :

  • PAIN
  • SWELLING
  • DEFORMITY

AFTER INJURY IF YOUR CHILD NOT ALLOWING YOU TOUCH THE INJURED PART, YOU SHOULD SUSPECT A FRACTURE. THEN IMMEDIATELY SUPPORT THE HAND / LEG, ELEVATE IT, DO NOT APPLY ANYTHING OVER THE INJURED AREA. TAKE HIM TO AN ORTHOPAEDICIAN FOR FURTHER MANAGEMENT.

CONSERVATIVE

IN CHILDREN THE BONES WILL BE ELASTIC SO THEY WILL BREAK ON ONE SIDE. SO MOST OF THESE FRACTURES CAN BE MANAGED WITH PLASTER. THEY HEAL PROPERLY AND DON’T NEED SURGERY.