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My 4 year old JUST got a buckle fracture on his metatarsal (foot) last month. It was casted for 3 weeks and he just got it off a week ago. He's still working on walking correctly again because it wasn't casted at a 90 degree angle and so his achilles tendon is pretty contracted. Over all, there wasn't a lot of impact. Little kids are generally pretty adaptable and resilient. Most annoying thing was not being able to go to the bathroom by himself with the casted foot.

My 3 y/o DD had one in her right wrist in January. She had a fibreglass cast for two weeks (not waterproof, so we were paranoid about keeping it dry). After the first few days she was pretty much back to her normal level of physical activity, and once the cast was off she was a bit hesitant to use it for a day or two, but soon was back to her normal active self. I would ask about a waterproof cast if it’s available; we weren’t offered that option and I didn’t think to ask.
As far as healing, we were told that it actually takes about a year for the bone to fully heal, but no further treatment is usually needed after the cast comes off. Apparently it’s a very common fracture in young kids due to soft bones.

@Ajsmommy: Yep, DD had one at 18 months just from falling while walking on the rubber ground at the park. We didn’t even realize it for two days. They gave her a hard cast and she was in that for 3 weeks. It sucked but we got through it and there’s never been any residual issues. She’s 4.5 now.

@Ajsmommy: I miss it here. I never find the time to come online! Glad DD is ok. It sucks when they hurt themselves so badly. When DS broke his leg it was at night and we didn’t realize how bad it was. We put him to bed and the next day he couldn’t walk. We felt horrible.