title: Nonunion of a distal radial fracture in a healthy child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kwa
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tonkin
mesh_terms: 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