Urgent Care Diagnosis and Management of Toddler’s Fracture

Urgent Care Diagnosis and Management of Toddler’s Fracture

Urgent Message: Identifying fall height and mechanism, while also relying on caregiver narratives, can help urgent care clinicians rule out severe pathologies and diagnose a toddler’s fracture in ambulatory pediatric patients after a fall. Connor Osmond, BA; Thomas Seebacher, DO Keywords: fractures, bone; tibial fractures; gait disorders, neurologic; radiography; accidental falls Editor’s Note: While the images presented here are authentic, the patient case scenario is hypothetical. Questions for the Clinician at the Bedside Abstract A …

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