ASSESSING REFERRAL APPROPRIATENESS FOR TORUS (BUCKLE) AND MINIMALLY DISPLACED CLAVICLE FRACTURES TO A PAEDIATRIC VIRTUAL FRACTURE CLINIC
Excellence in Pediatrics Abstracts | 2025 | Edward Roberts, Laura Deriu
Background Local guidance advises first-contact discharge with safety-netting for torus (buckle) fractures and minimally displaced clavicle fractures (MDCF). This aligns with NICE NG38 and the UK multicentre FORCE randomised trial showing that soft bandage/no routine follow-up is safe and effective for torus fractures (1,2). Despite this, our Virtual Fracture Clinic (VFC) has f...