Abstract
The bones of infants and children are soft and so they tend to buckle and bend rather
than frankly break. In addition, to accommodate growth, epiphyseal plates exist. These
areas represent weak zones in the long bones and shearing/twisting forces cause fractures.
All of this results in fractures different than what one sees in adults and this communication
deals with how to identify these fractures, how to appreciate the more subtle of these
fractures, and how to utilize comparative views for the subtle cases.
Keywords
fractures - subtle findings - children
