Torus fracture

[1] It is a common occurrence following a fall, as the wrist absorbs most of the impact and compresses the bony cortex on one side and remains intact on the other, creating a bulging effect.

[citation needed] Physical activities or sports such as bike riding or climbing increase the associated risk for buckle fractures in the potential event of a collision or fall.

As aforementioned, the most common buckle fracture is of the distal radius in the forearm, which typically originates from a Fall Onto an Outstretched Hand (FOOSH).

This offered clinicians, parents and young people reassurance that this fracture will heal well, without complications and immobilisation and follow-up is almost always not needed.

[11] The FORCE study also published a package of dissemination materials (i.e. cartoons/ leaflets/ treatment pathways) for parents, children and clinicians to best implement the results in clinical practice - available here.