Epiphyseal separation in scurvy

M Quiles; T A Sanz

Epiphyseal separation in scurvy

J Pediatr Orthop. 1988 Mar-Apr;8(2):223-5.

Authors

M Quiles¹, T A Sanz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery, Hospital de Badajoz, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain.

PMID: 3350960

Abstract

The case of a 10-month-old boy with scurvy and epiphyseal displacement of both the distal femur and the right proximal tibia is presented. He was treated without reduction of the displacement.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bed Rest
Epiphyses, Slipped / diagnostic imaging
Epiphyses, Slipped / etiology*
Epiphyses, Slipped / therapy
Femur / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Infant
Male
Radiography
Scurvy / complications*
Tibia / diagnostic imaging*