What are the symptoms of a buckle fracture?

What are the symptoms of a buckle fracture?

Symptoms of a buckle fracture (impacted fracture) include:

• Pain.
• Swelling.
• Tenderness.
• Bruising or discoloration.
• A deformity or bump that’s not usually on your child’s body.
• In young children, favoring one extremity over another (such as playing with toys with only one hand) or not wanting to use the injured body part (such as not moving a leg or wanting to walk) can sometimes be seen with an injured bone.