Torus Fracture

  • Etiology: trauma
  • Imaging: forearm + lower leg, no obvious fracture line, series of microfractures, greenstick fracture – incomplete nondisplaced fracture through one cortical surface, torus fracture – incomplete nondisplaced fracture through both cortical surfaces

Radiology Cases of Torus Fracture

Radiograph of torus fracture
AP (left) and lateral (right) radiographs of the wrist show cortical irregularities along the medial and lateral borders of the radius and along the lateral and posterior borders of the ulna.