[Non-union of pediatric lateral humeral condyle following post-traumatic cubitus valgus].
Non-union of the pediatric lateral humeral condyle following post-traumatic cubitus valgus is a severe complication after inadequate treatment. We report on a then 14-year-old male patient who developed an increasingly defective position in terms of cubitus valgus after conservative treatment of a lateral humeral condyle fracture. After performing screw osteosynthesis and achieving consolidation, a successful supracondylar dome osteotomy was performed which led to relief from pain and free range of motion of the elbow joint.
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Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Ulm am RKU, Oberer Eselsberg 45, 89081, Ulm. tugrul.kocak@rku.de
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D000293:Adolescent; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male