42t-D/3.1 Toddler’s fracture

A toddler’s fracture is an undisplaced spiral fracture of the tibial shaft in patients usually younger than 4 years of age.

They are usually caused by torsional force and are often not seen on initial x-rays.

The left image shows the initial x-ray, where no fracture can be seen. The right image was taken 3 weeks post-injury.

$X-rays of a Toddler’s fracture$

In this enlarged image, callus formation as a sign for an undisplaced fracture can be seen.

$X-ray of a Toddler’s fracture with the dotted line indicating the apprearance of callus$

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