Symptoms The most common symptoms of fractures are, sweling, pain, bruising, not being able to put weight on the affected area, loss of function in the fractured area, immobility of the injured part and in some cases where the broken bone pierces the skin, there may be bleeding. A Greenstick Fracture. Introduction. Colles' fracture (distal radius with dorsal displacement of fragments). The secondary goal was to investigate the effect of training, methods of scanning, bones scanned (ulna, radius or combined), probe frequency, age, fracture, and reposition rate. A Greenstick Fracture. Types of bone fractures - compound, impacted, greenstick. Barton's fracture (fracture dislocation of the radiocarpal joint). LINE. Greenstick fracture usually occurs during infancy and childhood when bones are still soft. The management of minimally angulated greenstick and torus fractures of the distal radius in children varies between different centres [].The diagnosis is established mainly by the clinical findings and confirmed by plain X-rays [].The treatment most commonly offered includes immobilization for a short period of time in plaster-of-Paris, either a backslab or a full cast [3, 7]. This disturbs the structure and strength of the bone, and leads to pain, loss of function and sometimes bleeding and injury around the site. Fractures involving only cortical swelling can be detected equally well with both methods. There are several different ways in which a bone can fracture and one such fracture is a greenstick fracture. Objectives —To describe the diagnostic errors occurring in a busy district general hospital accident and emergency (A&E) department over four years. Objective —A pilot study to investigate whether ultrasonography can be reliably used to demonstrate uncomplicated greenstick and torus fractures in children. There are several different ways in which a bone can fracture and one such fracture is a greenstick fracture. Colles fracture is the medical name for a broken wrist. The fact that the integrity of the cortex has been overcome results in fracture of the convex surface. If you suspect you have a fractured bone, you should seek immediate emergency medical care. The management of minimally angulated greenstick and torus fractures of the distal radius in children varies between different centres [].The diagnosis is established mainly by the clinical findings and confirmed by plain X-rays [].The treatment most commonly offered includes immobilization for a short period of time in plaster-of-Paris, either a backslab or a full cast [3, 7].