title: Marked resorption of the thumb proximal phalanx following open reduction and K-wire fixation of a phalangeal neck fracture in a child: case report.
abstract: We report on a child with nonunion of a phalangeal neck fracture of the thumb following open reduction and K-wire fixation. There was progressive resorption of the proximal but not the distal fracture fragment. Successful reconstruction was obtained using a non-vascularized iliac crest bone graft.
authors: Division of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: moqattan@hotmail.com.
authors: Mohammad M
authors: MM
authors: Al-Qattan
mesh_terms: D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000473:pathology*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001864:Bone Wires; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D007223:Infant
keywords: Fracture; bone resorption; phalanx