Clin Should Elbow.  2016 Sep;19(3):176-178. 10.5397/cise.2016.19.3.176.

Panner's Disease Occurred in a Five-year-old Child: A Preliminary Case Report

• Kim DH
• Kim TG
• Heo YM
• Hwang CM
• Jun JB
• Yi JW

• KMID: 2353642
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5397/cise.2016.19.3.176

Abstract

Panner's disease, osteonecrosis of the capitellum of the elbow, was first reported by Panner in 1927. The disease occurs mainly in boys between 6 and 15 years old and shows unilateral distribution. Pain, stiffness, localized tenderness over the lateral condyle of the elbow, and decreased range of motion are the typical clinical symptoms. Conservative treatment is generally recommended for patients in the early stage of this disease. A few cases of Panner's disease have been reported and few are related to long-term follow-up results. To the best of our knowledge, all reported cases were over six years. Therefore, we report on a five-year-old boy diagnosed as Panner's disease that showed resorption and regeneration of the humeral capitellum with no limitation of motion over three years. The current study was exempted from review by the institutional review board because it was a single retrospective case report. Informed consent was obtained from the patient's guardian.

Keyword

Osteochondrosis; Elbow; Case reports

MeSH Terms

Child*
Elbow
Ethics Committees, Research
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Informed Consent
Male
Osteochondrosis
Osteonecrosis
Range of Motion, Articular
Regeneration
Retrospective Studies