Growth disturbances in the hands following thermal injuries in children. 1. Flame burns

W R Mooney; M H Reed

Growth disturbances in the hands following thermal injuries in children. 1. Flame burns

Can Assoc Radiol J. 1988 Jun;39(2):91-4.

Authors

W R Mooney¹, M H Reed

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba.

PMID: 2967845

Abstract

Five children developed growth disturbances following severe burns of their hands. Joint abnormalities, amputations, and periosteal reaction were seen on radiographs, and all had premature epiphyseal fusion in several phalanges or metacarpals, a finding rarely described previously.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Burns / complications*
Burns / physiopathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Hand / diagnostic imaging
Hand / growth & development
Hand Deformities, Acquired / diagnostic imaging
Hand Deformities, Acquired / etiology*
Hand Injuries / complications*
Hand Injuries / physiopathology
Humans
Infant
Male
Radiography