title: Nonunion of forearm fracture: a rare instance in a toddler.
abstract: When compared to adults, pediatric fractures unite readily and nonunion is quite rare. Nonunion is often associated with open fractures, operative interventions, infection, pediatric osteogenesis imperfecta and neurofibromatosis. There are only a few studies and reports mentioning nonunion following conservative ma- nagement of closed pediatric fractures. We report here a case of an eighteen-month-old child who developed nonunion following treatment of fracture of both forearm bones with cast and was successfully treated with plating. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest reported case of nonunion following conservative management of closed diaphyseal pediatric fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Pramod
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meena
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shekhawat
authors.forename: Tanmay-S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kishanpuria
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000628:therapy*