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Direct trauma to the forearm which is used to block the blow, such as from a nightstick where forearm is used to protect face
Stable fracture if displaced less than 50%; unstable if displaced more than 50%
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Non-operative treatment if in distal 1/3 of forearm with little angulation
- Non-union in small percentage of cases (<5%), early immobilization decreasing chance
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