title: Spontaneous consolidation of scaphoid nonunion in a child.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Scaphoid nonunion is very rare in childhood.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 14 year old boy with scaphoid nonunion confirmed with CT did not past scheduled surgery. In spite of the short period of immobilisation union occurred and two years after the injury he was completely asymptomatic.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We suspect that injury to the scaphoid, in this case may have accelerated the union shortly before the end of ossification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manak
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Drac
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paucek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017102:Fracture Healing; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*