Acute Ulnar Shortening for Delayed Presentation of Distal Radius Growth Arrest in an Adolescent
Distal radius physeal fractures are common in children and adolescents. However, posttraumatic growth arrest is uncommon. The management of posttraumatic growth arrest is dependent on the severity of the deformity and the remaining growth potential of the patient. Various treatment options exist. We...
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| description | Distal radius physeal fractures are common in children and adolescents. However, posttraumatic growth arrest is uncommon. The management of posttraumatic growth arrest is dependent on the severity of the deformity and the remaining growth potential of the patient. Various treatment options exist. We present a 17-year-old male with distal radius growth arrest who presented four years after the initial injury. He had a symptomatic 15 mm positive ulnar variance managed with an ulnar shortening osteotomy with the use of the AO mini distractor intraoperatively. To the best of our knowledge, an acute ulnar shortening of 15 mm is the largest reported. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9135a62dccfa4e93b00f34efc2cdd4a12025-02-03T01:12:53ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572012-01-01201210.1155/2012/928231928231Acute Ulnar Shortening for Delayed Presentation of Distal Radius Growth Arrest in an AdolescentPrasad Ellanti0Paul Harrington1Regional Orthopaedic Unit, Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, Co-Meath, IrelandRegional Orthopaedic Unit, Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan, Co-Meath, IrelandDistal radius physeal fractures are common in children and adolescents. However, posttraumatic growth arrest is uncommon. The management of posttraumatic growth arrest is dependent on the severity of the deformity and the remaining growth potential of the patient. Various treatment options exist. We present a 17-year-old male with distal radius growth arrest who presented four years after the initial injury. He had a symptomatic 15 mm positive ulnar variance managed with an ulnar shortening osteotomy with the use of the AO mini distractor intraoperatively. To the best of our knowledge, an acute ulnar shortening of 15 mm is the largest reported.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/928231 |
| spellingShingle | Prasad Ellanti Paul Harrington Acute Ulnar Shortening for Delayed Presentation of Distal Radius Growth Arrest in an Adolescent Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Acute Ulnar Shortening for Delayed Presentation of Distal Radius Growth Arrest in an Adolescent |
| title_full | Acute Ulnar Shortening for Delayed Presentation of Distal Radius Growth Arrest in an Adolescent |
| title_fullStr | Acute Ulnar Shortening for Delayed Presentation of Distal Radius Growth Arrest in an Adolescent |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Ulnar Shortening for Delayed Presentation of Distal Radius Growth Arrest in an Adolescent |
| title_short | Acute Ulnar Shortening for Delayed Presentation of Distal Radius Growth Arrest in an Adolescent |
| title_sort | acute ulnar shortening for delayed presentation of distal radius growth arrest in an adolescent |
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