Plastic bowing of the femur in a neonate.
Acute plastic bowing injuries in children characteristically heal with little periosteal callus and exhibit a limited potential to remodel. A case of plastic bowing of the femur in a neonate is reported in which follow-up radiographs demonstrated periosteal new bone formation and rapid remodeling of the deformity. This report suggests that plastic bowing injuries in the neonate show a greater remodeling potential than similar lesions in older children.
D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001846:Bone Development; D001862:Bone Resorption; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011859:Radiography