In spite of advances in the treatment of distal radius fractures, malunion remains one of the most common complications. |
Nonunion, malunion or excision of coccyx with persistent symptoms. |
Injuries to the growth centres of bones in children cause malunion and subsequent growth in a deformed manner. |
Internal fixation gave low rates of angulatory malunion compared with early hip spica casting but high rates of overlengthening. |
The final functional result was good in spite of a malunion with cephalad displacement of the iliac wing of 15 mm. |
Healing in a poor position, or malunion, may occur when realignment has been improper or when injuries have destroyed large portions of the bone so that deformity must be accepted to salvage it. |