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1: J Orthop Trauma. 2006 Jan;20(1):66-9. Links

Absorbable implants in surgical correction of a capitellar malunion in an 11-year-old: a case report.

Bilić R, Kolundzić R, Anticević D.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zagreb Clinical Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia.

We present the case of an 11-year-old girl who had a corrective osteotomy reconstruction using absorbable implants for a malunited capitellar fracture 3-1/2 months after a dislocation of her elbow joint. This operative stabilization enabled early joint mobilization and, finally, excellent results in terms of anatomy and function at a 2-year follow-up. We were not able to find any similar report in the English literature dealing with corrective osteotomy reconstruction using absorbable implant fixation for a malunited capitellum in a child.

PMID: 16424814 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]