What Finding Is Characteristic of Fractures in Children

question 24

Multiple Choice

What finding is characteristic of fractures in children?

• A) Fractures rarely occur at the growth plate site because it absorbs shock well.
• B) Rapidity of healing is inversely related to the child's age.
• C) Pliable bones of growing children are less porous than those of adults.
• D) The periosteum of a child's bone is thinner, is weaker, and has less osteogenic potential compared to that of an adult.

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