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The authors report two cases of bone disorders in children with short stature, with confirmed growth hormone (GH) deficiency treated by GH supplementation. The first patient, aged 15 years, developed avascular necrosis of the femoral head and scoliosis. The second one, aged 17 years, had avascular necrosis of the femoral capital epiphysis on one side and acute slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) on the other side. All these complications were diagnosed while they were receiving GH-therapy. The exact aetiology and the role of GH in the pathogenesis of these conditions are still unknown.

The authors report 2 cases of concomitant scaphoid and distal radial fractures, a rare combination of lesions in children. The first case was in a 13-year-old boy who presented a transverse midscaphoid fracture associated with a Salter type II distal radial fracture. The second concerned a 10-year-old boy who presented a bilateral wrist injury. On the left side, a distal forearm fracture with anterior displacement was associated with a transverse midscaphoid fracture. On the right side, there was only a distal forearm fracture. Scaphoid fracture associated with distal radial fracture seems to have been more frequently reported in the literature during the last decade, probably because it is more frequently recognised. In fact, children with distal forearm injury should be well examined both clinically and radiologically in order to search for an associated scaphoid fracture. Reduction of the radius fracture should be done carefully to avoid possible displacement of the scaphoid fracture.