Non-union of the great toe in a 4-year-old child.
Phalangeal fractures of the foot are very rare in children. They are treated with closed reduction and splinting. Cases reported of non-union in children are rare. We report on treatment of a 4-year-old child with non-union of the proximal phalanx of the great toe foot following an open fracture caused by a motor vehicle accident 4 months prior. No graft was used. We present this case with good clinical outcome at 1 year follow-up.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University School of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
Ferdi
F
Göksel
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, İstanbul Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Cenk
C
Ermutlu
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University School of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
Umut Hatay
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8151-3371
UH
Gölge
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Çanakkale 18 Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.
Burak
B
Kaymaz
D001864:Bone Wires; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery*; D006214:Hallux / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D050277:Toe Phalanges / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery