Spontaneous consolidation of scaphoid nonunion in a child.
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.
Manak
Pavel
P
Department of Traumatology, University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Drac
Pavel
P
Paucek
Boris
B
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*