Avascular necrosis and fracture of the scaphoid in a child followed by non-union

Abstract

Avascular necrosis and fracture of the scaphoid in a child followed by non-union Dear Sir, A healthy 8-year-old male child attended a general practitioner with wrist pain after falling from his bike. This was treated as a sprain. He presented 5 months later with painful extension during gymnastics and was treated with ibuprofen. Symptoms recurred 5 months later and a radiograph revealed an abnormal, fractured scaphoid (Figure 1(a)). He was treated