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Table 3 Description of fractures

From: Ultrasound as an aid for reduction of paediatric forearm fractures

 

Number (%)

Fracture type

Radius only

16 (38%)

Radius and ulna

26 (62%)

Ulna only

0

Fracture swelling

 Present

19 (45%)

 Absent

23 (55%)

Fracture displacement

 Angulated (requiring manipulation)

19 (45%)

 Overlapping (bayoneted)

23 (55%)