ABSTRACT
X-RAY Both bones are broken, either transversely and at the same level or obliquely with the radial fracture usually at a higher level. In children, the fracture is often incomplete (greenstick) and only angulated. In adults, displacement may occur in any direction – shift, overlap, tilt or twist. In low-energy injuries, the fracture tends to be transverse or oblique; in high-energy injuries it is comminuted or segmental.
