Toddler fracture
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Toddler’s fracture is a non displaced oblique fracture of the tibial shaft, which usually results from an indirect twisting or rotational force applied to the foot and lower leg.
Such injuries commonly occur when a toddler stumbles and falls or attempts to extricate the foot from between the bars of a playpen or crib.
Because of the mild clinical symptoms and frequent lack of a history of injury in young children with toddler’s fractures, presentation of the patient for evaluation may be delayed.
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- SD John, CS Moorthy, and LE Swischuk. Expanding the concept of the toddler's fracture. RadioGraphics 1997 17: 367-376.