(A) A 10-year-old boy with a right arm cubitus valgus (increased carrying angle with arm pointing farther away from the body in anatomic position) resulting from a fracture of the right lateral condylar physis with nonunion.
(B) Nonunion with cubitus valgus. Radiograph showing both angulation and translocation secondary to nonunion of the condylar fragment.
Reproduced with permission from: Beaty JH, Kasser JR. The elbow: Physeal fractures, apophyseal injuries of the distal humerus, avascular necrosis of the trochlea, and T-condylar fractures. In: Rockwood and Wilkins' Fractures in Children, 5th ed, Beary JH, Kasser JR (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2001. Copyright © 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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