title: An irreducible Salter-Harris type IV distal ulna fracture.
abstract: Epiphyseal fractures of the distal radius are common in children but those involving the distal ulna are rare. Distal ulna epiphyseal injuries are usually Salter-Harris type II and are usually reduced closed and held in plaster to produce good results. In this paper we describe a Salter-Harris type IV injury of the distal ulna epiphysis which required open reduction and internal fixation due to soft tissue interposition.
authors.affiliation: The department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, UK. adranfaraj@hotmail.com.uk
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Faraj
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ketzer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rawes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001864:Bone Wires; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000293:injuries; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*