Nonunion of a pathologic juvenile scaphoid fracture after osteomyelitis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient with osteomyelitis of the scaphoid in childhood resulting in a pathologic fracture with nonunion is presented. This ununited fracture of the scaphoid was successfully grafted eight years later with a satisfactory outcome.
Medical subject headings
- Carpal Bones
- Fractures, Spontaneous
- Fractures, Ununited
- Osteomyelitis
Anatomy
- wrist
- hand