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Metacarpal Nonunion in a Two-Year-Old Child
- Source :
- Trauma Monthly.
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Kowsar Medical Institute, 2018.
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Abstract
- Introduction: Metacarpal fractures are common in childhood and adolescence and bone healing is the rule. Case Presentation: We present a two-year-old boy with an established nonunion of the fourth and fifth metacarpal fractures, treated successfully without any complications. Both fractures resulted from a high-energy trauma; although initial treatment seemed appropriate, nonunion occurred. The child was referred to our center for nonunion and humpback deformity. The patient was treated with open reduction/internal fixation and bone graft. All metacarpal fractures healed radiographically and clinically without any problem. The final functional and cosmetic result was excellent. Conclusions: Although the occurrence of metacarpal nonunion is rare in children, careful follow-up must be done to achieve osseous union.
- Subjects :
- musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Nonunion
General Medicine
Case presentation
Bone healing
musculoskeletal system
medicine.disease
Surgery
surgical procedures, operative
medicine
Deformity
Internal fixation
Initial treatment
medicine.symptom
business
Reduction (orthopedic surgery)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22517472 and 22517464
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Trauma Monthly
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........67459a792ed10d31a0bfc75f3fe3e20e