Abstract
Scaphocapitate syndrome is a rare injury and its incidence in immature skeleton is
not well documented. We describe our experience of scaphocapitate syndrome in a 12-year-old
boy and report the results after a 3-year follow-up period. Treatment involved open
reduction internal fixation using K-wires. The 3-year follow-up evaluation revealed
no evidence of avascular necrosis. The wrist was completely asymptomatic and the patient
used it normally. The difficulty in examining an injured child and the presence of
open physes on radiographs can make diagnosis difficult. Awareness among orthopedic
surgeons about this injury in children is needed to avoid misdiagnosis and to initiate
timely treatment. (J Hand Surg 2000;25A:1096-1099. Copyright © 2000 by the American
Society for Surgery of the Hand.)
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
June 16,
2000
Received:
March 10,
2000
Footnotes
*Reprint requests: Milind Sawant, FRCS Orth, Specialist Registrar Trauma & Orthopaedics, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Heath Rd, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5PD, UK.
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© 2000 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
