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Creating Rigidly Stabilized Fractures for Assessing Intramembranous Ossification, Distraction Osteogenesis, or Healing of Critical Sized Defects
Published on: April 11, 2012
Isolated Coronoid Process Fracture in a 7-Year-Old Child - A Case Report.
Gabriel Valente1,2, Miguel da Mota Alcantara1,2, Edgar Bezerra Valente Neto3
1Department of Medicine, Cesumar University, Maringa, Parana, Brazil.
Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports
|June 11, 2026
Summary
Pediatric coronoid process fractures are rare. Surgical fixation using a mini-anchor and suture cerclage effectively treated a Type II fracture in a 7-year-old, showing positive outcomes after 21 months.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedic surgery
- Pediatric orthopedics
- Elbow trauma
Background:
- Coronoid process fractures in children are uncommon and often linked to elbow dislocations.
- Isolated fractures require specific management strategies.
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