CME expires May 31, 2025
Sharpen your problem-solving skills with relevant patient cases from experts on the frontlines!
In this journal-based CME activity, you will review decision making in the management of pediatric and adolescent forearm fractures by following an evolving patient case scenario based on a recent article from the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). After the reading, you will complete an assessment to test your orthopaedic knowledge, problem solving, and clinical decision-making skills.
Case Editor
Aki Sefaro Puryear, MD, FAAOS
Learning Objectives
Explain the typical mechanism of injury for and classification of pediatric and adolescent forearm fractures.
Discuss appropriate clinical and radiographic assessment of pediatric or adolescent patients with a forearm fracture.
List acceptable reduction parameters for forearm fractures in children and adolescents.
Identify common treatment options for the management of pediatric and adolescent forearm fractures.
Explain the role of closed reduction and cast immobilization, intramedullary nail fixation, and plate fixation in the management of pediatric and adolescent forearm fractures, including the indications, advantages, disadvantages, and outcomes associated with each treatment option.
Earn up to 2 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits™.