Progressive cubitus varus due to a bony physeal bar in a 4-year-old girl following a supracondylar fracture: a case report.

Theruvil, Bipin; Kapoor, Vikas; Fairhurst, Jo; Taylor, Graeme R · J Orthop Trauma · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a case of progressive cubitus varus deformity caused by a physeal bar following a supracondylar humeral fracture in a 4-year-old girl. Malreduction is thought to be the commonest cause of this deformity, which is nonprogressive. A corrective osteotomy in cases like ours should be deferred until skeletal maturity.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy