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Orthopaedics AIIMS 2020 f822dfed

Fish tail deformity in a child is seen after injury to?

A
Distal Tibia
B
Distal Femur
C
Distal humerus
D
Distal Radius
High-Yield Explanation
Fishtail deformity of the elbowis characterized by a contour abnormality of the distal humerus, which develops when the lateral trochlear ossification centers fails to develop or resorbs. It is an uncommon complication usually following a distal humeral fracture in childhood.Whilst initially presumed to be a benign condition, long-term follow-up suggests that patients withfishtail deformityare prone to: functional impairment ongoing pain development of early osteoahrosis

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