RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Manak, Pavel
A1 Drac, Pavel
A1 Paucek, Boris
T1 SPONTANEOUS CONSOLIDATION OF SCAPHOID NONUNION IN A CHILD
JF Biomedical papers
YR 2008
VO 152
IS 2
SP 271
OP 273
DO 10.5507/bp.2008.042
UL https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-200802-0014.php
AB 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.