DISLOCATION OF THE PISIFORM IN A 9-YEAR-OLD CHILD

Citation
K. Ashkan et al., DISLOCATION OF THE PISIFORM IN A 9-YEAR-OLD CHILD, Journal of hand surgery. British volume, 23B(2), 1998, pp. 269-270
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
ISSN journal
02667681
Volume
23B
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
269 - 270
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-7681(1998)23B:2<269:DOTPIA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A dislocated pisiform associated with type II Salter-Harris fractures of the distal radius and ulna in a 9-year-old child is described. Clos ed reduction followed by immobilization achieved good radiological and clinical results. The current literature on dislocation of the pisifo rm is reviewed.