Long-term follow-up of a malunited, isolated fracture of the capitate in a 6-year-old boy.
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.
Kuniyoshi
Kazuki
K
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
Toh
Satoshi
S
Nishikawa
Shinji
S
Kudo
Satoru
S
Ogawa
Taro
T
Pegoli
Loris
L
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