title: Absorbable implants in surgical correction of a capitellar malunion in an 11-year-old: a case report.
abstract: We present the case of an 11-year-old girl who had a corrective osteotomy reconstruction using absorbable implants for a malunited capitellar fracture 3-1/2 months after a dislocation of her elbow joint. This operative stabilization enabled early joint mobilization and, finally, excellent results in terms of anatomy and function at a 2-year follow-up. We were not able to find any similar report in the English literature dealing with corrective osteotomy reconstruction using absorbable implant fixation for a malunited capitellum in a child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zagreb Clinical Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ranko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bilić
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kolundzić
authors.forename: Darko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anticević
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D002648:Child; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D000092464:Elbow Injuries