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Delayed Union of Fracture Capitate in A Two Years Old Child

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  • Mohamed Abou Elatta

    (Specialist of hand and microsurgery, Alrazi hospital, Kuwait)

  • Hussam M Basheer

    (Consultant and head of hand and microsurgery unit, Alrazi hospital, Kuwait)

  • Ahmed F El Morshidy

    (Consultant of hand and microsurgery, Hand unit, Al-Razi hospital, Kuwait)

Abstract

Two years old child presented with severe hand swelling after a heavy object was fall on him. Entail X rays was unclear but the following x rays and magnetic resonance image was diagnostic. Open reduction and fixation by Kirschner wire was used for treatment. Whether the union was achieved after 2 years post-operative, but the range of motion and the hand grip was about 95% of the contralateral healthy side.

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  • Mohamed Abou Elatta & Hussam M Basheer & Ahmed F El Morshidy, 2018. "Delayed Union of Fracture Capitate in A Two Years Old Child," Juniper Online Journal of Orthopedic & Orthoplastic Surgery, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(1), pages 21-24, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jojoos:v:2:y:2018:i:1:p:21-24
    DOI: 10.19080/JOJOOS.2018.02.555580
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