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Dear Doctors: Our 9-year-old daughter fell off her skateboard and hurt her arm. It seemed like just a bad sprain, but after getting an X-ray, she was diagnosed with a greenstick fracture.
What is that? Will it affect her in the future? She's in a cast for at least a month.
Dear Reader: The term 'greenstick fracture' refers to an incomplete break in a bone. It is different from other t…