Nonunion of a distal radial fracture in a healthy child.
Nonunion of distal radial fractures in children are rare. We report a case of a closed distal radial fracture in a healthy child, which developed a nonunion following closed reduction and plaster immobilization.
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Department of Hand Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
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D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery