Treatment of Recalcitrant Nonunion of the Radius With Posterior Interosseous Bone Flap in Children.


Journal

Journal of pediatric orthopedics
ISSN: 1539-2570
Titre abrégé: J Pediatr Orthop
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8109053

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 Sep 2021
Historique:
pubmed: 10 7 2021
medline: 19 8 2021
entrez: 9 7 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Forearm nonunion is a rare condition in children, and its treatment is usually successful. However, nontraumatic nonunion can be resistant to treatment. Although the vascularized fibular bone graft has been frequently used for complex forearm nonunion, there is no consensus on the best treatment method. In this study, we aimed to investigate the outcome of the antegrade posterior interosseous bone flap (PIBF) in treating children with complex radius nonunion. The participants consisted of 3 girls and 1 boy ranging from 31 months to 9 years of age. They were treated with PIBF surgery, and the nonunion of the radius was fixed with a plate or an external fixator. The nonunion was due to congenital pseudoarthrosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, or infantile osteomyelitis. All patients were evaluated for a clinical and radiologic union. The radiologic union was achieved 2 to 3 months after the surgery in all cases. The functional recovery of the elbow, forearm, and wrist was satisfactory except for 1 patient who experienced donor site fracture, and finally radioulnar synostosis accompanied by radial head dislocation. Because of the simplicity of its technique and short duration of surgery, PIBF can be a reliable and less-demanding alternative to vascularized fibular bone graft in the treatment of complex forearm nonunion in children. Level IV.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Forearm nonunion is a rare condition in children, and its treatment is usually successful. However, nontraumatic nonunion can be resistant to treatment. Although the vascularized fibular bone graft has been frequently used for complex forearm nonunion, there is no consensus on the best treatment method. In this study, we aimed to investigate the outcome of the antegrade posterior interosseous bone flap (PIBF) in treating children with complex radius nonunion.
METHODS METHODS
The participants consisted of 3 girls and 1 boy ranging from 31 months to 9 years of age. They were treated with PIBF surgery, and the nonunion of the radius was fixed with a plate or an external fixator. The nonunion was due to congenital pseudoarthrosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, or infantile osteomyelitis. All patients were evaluated for a clinical and radiologic union.
RESULTS RESULTS
The radiologic union was achieved 2 to 3 months after the surgery in all cases. The functional recovery of the elbow, forearm, and wrist was satisfactory except for 1 patient who experienced donor site fracture, and finally radioulnar synostosis accompanied by radial head dislocation.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Because of the simplicity of its technique and short duration of surgery, PIBF can be a reliable and less-demanding alternative to vascularized fibular bone graft in the treatment of complex forearm nonunion in children.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE METHODS
Level IV.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34238866
doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001891
pii: 01241398-202109000-00008
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

472-478

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

Reza S Kamrani (RS)

Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Shariati Hospital.

Pascal Jehanno (P)

Department of Pediatric Orthopedics and Pediatric Hand Emergencies, Robert Debré Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris University, Paris, France.

Aidin Arabzadeh (A)

Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Mohammad H Nabian (MH)

Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Shariati Hospital.

Amir R Farhoud (AR)

Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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