The limping child: an unusual finding of fracture to the fibula
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The limping child: an unusual finding of fracture to the fibula

David Emerson Emergency nurse practitioner, Cromer minor injuries unit and the emergency department, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
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David Emerson discusses the possible causes of toddler’s fracture, and its management by staff in minor injury units and emergency departments

The limping child is a common presentation to emergency and other unscheduled care facilities with many potential diagnoses that are often age specific. This article describes how emergency department nurses should manage and treat ‘toddler’s fracture’, and provides an unusual case study of the presentation.

Emergency Nurse. 19, 2, 26-27. doi: 10.7748/en2011.05.19.2.26.c8507

Keywords :

Toddler’s fracture - history taking - clinical examination - tibial injury - fibula

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10 May 2011 / Vol 19 issue 2

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