
15/06/2025
Dr Graff and her team investigated the literature in a regarding why some children their forearm after their initial fracture. Published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, the team found that the risk of refracture increases in diaphyseal fractures (fractures in the middle of the bone) and greenstick fractures (incomplete fractures). Fractures that have healed in a bent position and incomplete healing in greenstick fractures may also have a higher risk of refracture. Refractures can occur up to 9 months after the initial injury. Read the whole article on drchristygraff.com