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Toddler’s fractures or childhood accidental spiral tibial (CAST) fractures are bone fractures of the distal (lower) part of the shin bone (tibia) in toddlers (aged 9 months-3 years) and other young children (less than 8 years). The fracture is found in the distal two thirds of the tibia in 95% of cases is undisplaced and has a spiral pattern. It occurs after low-energy trauma sometimes with a rotational component.

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