Research CMAJ CMAJ• OCTOBER 5, 2010 • 182(14) © 2010 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors 1507 F ractures of the distal radius are the most common fracture in childhood 1 and a frequent reason for visits to the emergency department. 2 Although such frac- tures are often angulated at the time of injury, physicians often accept those with minimal angulation (= 15°) because of the unique capacity of skeletally immature bones in chil- dren to heal through remodelling. 3–5 These minimally angu- lated fractures generally do not require reduction, have an excellent long-term prognosis and rarely result in complica- tions such as malunion or deformity. 3,5,6 The mainstay of treatment for these fractures has been the use of a short arm cast for four to six weeks and several fol- low-up vis

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