Do you find with fractures, unlike with tendon laceration, children can be more active earlier than adults?
Answer
I want to see some evidence of healing on the x-ray prior to getting them to move quicker. There is no research that shows a pediatric fracture heals any quicker, other than if it is a buckle fracture or torus fracture. Those will heal quicker, because they are not a complete fracture and you do not disrupt the periosteum.
Valeri Calhoun, MS, OTR/L, CHT
Valeri Calhoun is an Occupational Therapist with over 40 years of experience in various settings. Valeri obtained her BS in OT from Indiana University and an MS in Community Health from the University of Kansas Medical Center. She obtained her CHT in 1994 and has spent 16 years in pediatric hand therapy settings. She maintains current with the adult population by providing PRN Occupational Therapy services. Valeri has taught and lectured nationally and internationally on various topics and was the internationally invited Guest lecturer for the South African Society of Hand Therapists in 2013. She has taught graduate OT courses at multiple universities. Valeri recently returned from her third medical mission trip to the Eastern Caribbean through the World Pediatric Project and Touching Hands organization through the ASSH.
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