title: Remodelling after distal forearm fractures in children. II. The final orientation of the distal and proximal epiphyseal plates of the radius.
abstract: In 39 children the steric orientation of both the distal and the proximal epiphyseal plates of the radius was evaluated 4 months to 10 years after distal forearm fractures that had healed with residual angulation. A residual fracture angulation was found to induce a change in orientation of both the distal and proximal epiphyseal plates. The final result of the reorientation was a normalization of the inclination of the plates in relation to the long axis of the bone. The proximal epiphyseal plate attained practically a normal orientation. The distal epephyseal plate tended towards overcorrection. In two of the four cases with a primary angulation exceeding 20 degrees considerable normalization occurred, but a "normal" state was not reached. This indicates an upper limit for angulations permitting normalization of the orientation of the distal epiphyseal plate of the radius.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing