Progressive cubitus varus due to a bony physeal bar in a 4-year-old girl following a supracondylar fracture: a case report.
We report a case of progressive cubitus varus deformity caused by a physeal bar following a supracondylar humeral fracture in a 4-year-old girl. Malreduction is thought to be the commonest cause of this deformity, which is nonprogressive. A corrective osteotomy in cases like ours should be deferred until skeletal maturity.
Theruvil
Bipin
B
Department of Orthopaedics, Southampton General Hospital, United Kingdom. bipintheruvil@aol.com
Kapoor
Vikas
V
Fairhurst
Jo
J
Taylor
Graeme R
GR
D018450:Disease Progression; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography