Seymour fractures are notoriously difficult to treat, but Japanese doctors have laid the groundwork for a rock-solid fix: vancomycin-impregnated calcium phosphate cement.

A Seymour fracture is an open juxta-epiphyseal fracture of the distal phalanx in children.

These infection-prone injuries often involve late presentations and require frequent wound debridement.

In two cases published in JOS Case Reports, the team from Osaka University Hospital and North Osaka Housenka Hospital treated teenagers who injured their fingers while playing rugby.