Epiphyseal separation in scurvy.
The case of a 10-month-old boy with scurvy and epiphyseal displacement of both the distal femur and the right proximal tibia is presented. He was treated without reduction of the displacement.
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Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery, Hospital de Badajoz, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.
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D001510:Bed Rest; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012614:Scurvy / Q000150:complications*; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*