Sarah Coakley is active in soccer and basketball, but it was when she fell in her backyard last year that she was diagnosed with a buckle fracture to her wrist. A cast was put on and her doctors ...

Removable splints and plaster casts appears to be equally safe and effective for treating minor “buckle” wrist fractures in children, British researchers report in a new review of studies. However, a ...

Growth plate fractures are injuries to the soft connective tissue in the ends of long bones of children and teens. This soft tissue makes it possible for bones to grow as children age. It’s also ...