Case report: Radial overgrowth and deformity after metaphyseal fracture fixation in a child.
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Abstract
Pediatric fractures sometimes are complicated by growth disturbances. Most reported growth disturbances are in the lower extremity and can entail growth arrest or overgrowth. We report a case of overgrowth and angular deformity after an extraphyseal distal radius fracture that resulted in clinically significant pain and functional impairment because of palmar instability of the distal ulna. A dome osteotomy was successful in treating the patient's wrist pain, distal radioulnar instability, and multiplanar deformity of the distal radius.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Malalignment
- Postoperative Complications
- Radius
- Radius Fractures
Anatomy
- radius