title: Long-term follow-up of a malunited, isolated fracture of the capitate in a 6-year-old boy.
abstract: A 6-year-old boy with an isolated fracture of the capitate was presented. First radiograghs at our clinic revealed an oblique fracture with a displacement of 5 mm on the lateral view, which we successfully treated with immobilization. When complete union was recognized in the radiographs, the capitate had a deformity consisting of a large prominence on the palmar aspect. During follow-up, the capitate showed marked remodeling and at four and a half years after injury it had regained an almost normal shape. Eleven years after injury, there were no radiographic changes such as malalignment or arthrosis in the carpal bones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuniyoshi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toh
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Loris
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pegoli
mesh_terms: D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology*; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013997:Time Factors; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy