title: Hypertrophic nonunion of the ulna in a child: treatment with an elastic stable intramedullary nail without bone graft.
abstract: Nonunion following diaphyseal forearm fracture is an uncommon complication in children. Compression plate fixation with bone grafting has been the standard method to treat this complication. We report a case of hypertrophic nonunion of the ulna in a child who was treated surgically using an elastic stable intramedullary nail (ESIN) without bone grafting. The nonunion healed 4 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Abdul Halim
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Abd Rashid
authors.forename: Sharaf
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ibrahim