title: Non union of an epiphyseal fibular fracture in a pediatric patient.
abstract: There are few reports on delayed or nonunion in the pediatric ankle fracture. The authors present a case of a nonunion of a mid-epiphyseal fracture of the distal fibula, described as a type 7 pediatric fracture. Both the occurrence of this injury pattern and a nonunion has not been reported in the same patient. Operative reduction of the nonunion resulted in a satisfactory outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA.
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mirmiran
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schuberth
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000293:injuries; D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male