Hypertrophic nonunion of the ulna in a child: treatment with an elastic stable intramedullary nail without bone graft |
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| Authors: | Abdul Halim Abd Rashid Sharaf Ibrahim |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | Nonunion following diaphyseal forearm fracture is an uncommon complication in children. Compression plate fixation with bone grafting has been the standard method to treat this complication. We report a case of hypertrophic nonunion of the ulna in a child who was treated surgically using an elastic stable intramedullary nail (ESIN) without bone grafting. The nonunion healed 4 months after surgery. |
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| Keywords: | Paediatric diaphyseal fracture Ulna Nonunion Elastic stable intramedullary nail Bone graft |
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