A Rare Complete Metacarpal Pseudoepiphysis in a Teenager With a Scaphoid Fracture.

A Rare Complete Metacarpal Pseudoepiphysis in a Teenager With a Scaphoid Fracture.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Feb 06;:
Authors: Geffen RB, Colberg RE
Abstract
A 13-yr-old adolescent boy presented with wrist pain after falling off a scooter onto his outstretched hand. Radiographs revealed a nondisplaced hairline fracture of the scaphoid bone and an irregular radiolucent line in the proximal metaphysis of the second metacarpal bone, consistent with an anomalous growth plate, or complete pseudoepiphysis. Complete pseudoepiphysis is a rare finding, with only a few cases reported. Learning about the common locations of growth plates and the radiographic differences between normal, injured, and anomalous growth plates can help decrease physician error and improve patient outcomes.
PMID: 28169860 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Pain Physician - February 5, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Geffen RB, Colberg RE Tags: Am J Phys Med Rehabil Source Type: research