title: Rapid growth of supracondylar process:  a case report.
abstract: The supracondylar process, a bony, beak-like spur on the anteromedial surface of the distal humerus, is a rare congenital abnormality. We present a rare case of a 20-month-old child showing rapid growth of the supracondylar process over 16 months that required surgical excision. A supracondylar process in a young patient may show a tendency for rapid growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. miyake-osk@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: Hidehiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000601:surgery; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D054850:Osteophyte / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D035583:Rare Diseases; D016896:Treatment Outcome