Remodeling of the skeletally immature distal radius.

Abstract

This case report describes the clinical course of a boy 12 years and 11 months old with the skeletal maturity of an 11.5-year-old, with a distal radial fracture that completely remodeled with 36 degrees of radial and 10 degrees of dorsal angulation. As this case demonstrates, the distal forearm may correct angulation in more than one plane. The remodeling capacity depends on the skeletal maturity of the patient, the proximity of the fracture site to the growth plate, the extent of angulation, and the relationship between the plane of angulation and motion of neighboring joints.