Talk:Torus fracture

Torus vs. Greenstick
My understanding is that the Greenstick fracture gets its name from when a small branch of a still living plant is broken. One side of the branch is fractured while the other side bends, so there is a partial fracture. The Torus fracture is simply a Greenstick fracture of a child's arm, while the Greenstick nomenclature is usually reserved for adults. –  Paine Ellsworth   C LIMAX ! 23:05, 1 September 2013 (UTC)