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PARADA AVENDANO, Isabel  y  GIL ALBAROVA, Jorge. Fractura aislada del hueso grande asociada a quiste traumático sinovial: presentación de un caso en un niño. Rev. Asoc. Argent. Ortop. Traumatol. [online]. 2022, vol.87, n.6, pp.814-818. ISSN 1852-7434.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2022.87.6.1461.

Introduction: Isolated capitate fractures, caused by high-energy trauma, are rare in children. They can be missed at the initial assessment of the patient and radiographs only allow the identification of lesions in ossified bones, so complementary tests such as magnetic resonance imaging are necessary to rule out possible associated carpal lesions, especially in children under 10 years old. We present the case of an isolated capitate bone fracture with the appearance of a synovial cyst due to trauma in a pediatric patient, treated by immobilization with a short arm cast for four weeks, with good evolution. Conclusion: The management of these cases depends on the severity of the injury. In most cases conservative treatment is enough but early diagnosis allows us to choose the best option and avoid possible complications as nonunion or avascular necrosis.

Palabras clave : Capitate bone; fracture; synovial cyst.

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