Nonunion of forearm fracture: a rare instance in a toddler

Nonunion of forearm fracture: a rare instance in a toddler

【Abstract】 When compared to adults, pediatric frac-tures unite readily and nonunion is quite rare. Nonunion is often associated with open fractures, operative interventions, infection, pediatric osteogenesis imperfecta and neurofibromatosis. There are only a few studies and reports mentio...

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Main Authors: Saini Pramod, Meena Sanjay, Shekhawat Vishal, Kishanpuria Tanmay S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-12-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Online Access:http://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/346
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spelling doaj-71a0c6aa687d423e88ce39e934be92c32020-11-24T22:47:33ZengElsevierChinese Journal of Traumatology1008-12752012-12-01156379381193Nonunion of forearm fracture: a rare instance in a toddlerSaini PramodMeena SanjayShekhawat VishalKishanpuria Tanmay S【Abstract】 When compared to adults, pediatric frac-tures unite readily and nonunion is quite rare. Nonunion is often associated with open fractures, operative interventions, infection, pediatric osteogenesis imperfecta and neurofibromatosis. There are only a few studies and reports mentioning nonunion following conservative ma-nagement of closed pediatric fractures. We report here a case of an eighteen-month-old child who developed non-union following treatment of fracture of both forearm bones with cast and was successfully treated with plating. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest reported case of nonunion following conservative management of closed diaphyseal pediatric fracture. Key words: Forearm; Fractures, bone; Childhttp://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/346
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author Saini Pramod
Meena Sanjay
Shekhawat Vishal
Kishanpuria Tanmay S
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Meena Sanjay
Shekhawat Vishal
Kishanpuria Tanmay S
Nonunion of forearm fracture: a rare instance in a toddler
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
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Meena Sanjay
Shekhawat Vishal
Kishanpuria Tanmay S
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title Nonunion of forearm fracture: a rare instance in a toddler
title_short Nonunion of forearm fracture: a rare instance in a toddler
title_full Nonunion of forearm fracture: a rare instance in a toddler
title_fullStr Nonunion of forearm fracture: a rare instance in a toddler
title_full_unstemmed Nonunion of forearm fracture: a rare instance in a toddler
title_sort nonunion of forearm fracture: a rare instance in a toddler
publisher Elsevier
series Chinese Journal of Traumatology
issn 1008-1275
publishDate 2012-12-01
description 【Abstract】 When compared to adults, pediatric frac-tures unite readily and nonunion is quite rare. Nonunion is often associated with open fractures, operative interventions, infection, pediatric osteogenesis imperfecta and neurofibromatosis. There are only a few studies and reports mentioning nonunion following conservative ma-nagement of closed pediatric fractures. We report here a case of an eighteen-month-old child who developed non-union following treatment of fracture of both forearm bones with cast and was successfully treated with plating. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest reported case of nonunion following conservative management of closed diaphyseal pediatric fracture. Key words: Forearm; Fractures, bone; Child
url http://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/346
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