Marked resorption of the thumb proximal phalanx following open reduction and K-wire fixation of a phalangeal neck fracture in a child: case report.

We report on a child with nonunion of a phalangeal neck fracture of the thumb following open reduction and K-wire fixation. There was progressive resorption of the proximal but not the distal fracture fragment. Successful reconstruction was obtained using a non-vascularized iliac crest bone graft.