Nonunion of a Pediatric Distal Radial Metaphyseal Fracture Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation : A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Jan De Raet; Stefan Kemnitz; Eddy Verhaven

doi:10.1007/s00068-007-6168-8

Nonunion of a Pediatric Distal Radial Metaphyseal Fracture Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation : A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2008 Apr;34(2):173-6. doi: 10.1007/s00068-007-6168-8. Epub 2007 Jul 23.

Authors

Jan De Raet^{1

2

3}, Stefan Kemnitz², Eddy Verhaven²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, Belgium.
² Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, St. Nikolaus-Hospital Eupen, Eupen, Belgium.
³ Department of Surgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 26815625
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-007-6168-8

Abstract

A boy, age 9, presented with deformation and pain of the left distal forearm, 1 year after a plate osteosynthesis for a distal radial metaphyseal fracture. This case showed a pediatric nonunion of a distal radial metaphyseal fracture which caused strong deformation of the left distal forearm. This is an extremely rare complication in children following an open reduction and internal fixation for a displaced distal forearm fracture. Key points of pediatric fracture healing are discussed and a review of the literature is given.

Keywords: Distal forearm fractures in children; Open reduction and internal fixation; Pediatric fracture nonunion.