Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2008, 152(2):271-273 | DOI: 10.5507/bp.2008.042

SPONTANEOUS CONSOLIDATION OF SCAPHOID NONUNION IN A CHILD

Pavel Manaka, Pavel Draca, Boris Paucekb
a Department of Traumatology, University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic
b Clinic of Radiology, Teaching Hospital, Olomouc

BACKGROUND: Scaphoid nonunion is very rare in childhood.

CASE REPORT: A 14 year old boy with scaphoid nonunion confirmed with CT did not past scheduled surgery. In spite of the short period of immobilisation union occurred and two years after the injury he was completely asymptomatic.

CONCLUSIONS: We suspect that injury to the scaphoid, in this case may have accelerated the union shortly before the end of ossification.

Keywords: Childhood scaphoid nonunion, Spontaneous consolidation, Conservative treatment, Computed tomography

Received: July 23, 2008; Accepted: October 24, 2008; Published: December 1, 2008  Show citation

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Manak, P., Drac, P., & Paucek, B. (2008). SPONTANEOUS CONSOLIDATION OF SCAPHOID NONUNION IN A CHILD. Biomedical papers, 152(2), 271-273. doi: 10.5507/bp.2008.042
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