J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1996 Oct;31(5):1067-1070. 10.4055/jkoa.1996.31.5.1067.

Spontaneous Regeneration of the Lateral Malleolus after Traumatic Loss in a Three-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report with Seven-Year Follow-Up

• Park HW
• Kim HJ
• Park BM

• KMID: 2423722
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1996.31.5.1067

Abstract

The high osteogenic potential in children can lead to the spontaneous regeneration of a significant bone loss, however, the site documented in the previous reports was limited to the diaphysis in long bones. We report an exceptional case of a spontaneous regeneration of the whole lateral malleolus, including epiphysis, physis, and metaphysic, after traumatic loss in a three-year-old boy. This case emphasizes the importance of attempts to save as much of the cartilaginous tissues and the periosteum as possible, which have a great osteogenic potential, in themanagement of open would in childrhood.

Keyword

Bone loss; Spontaneous regeneration

MeSH Terms

Child
Diaphyses
Epiphyses
Follow-Up Studies*
Humans
Male*
Metaphysics
Periosteum
Regeneration*