Review Question - QID 214867

Figures A&B are the radiographs of an 8-year-old girl who sustained an elbow injury in a foreign country 2 years ago. She was treated by a local ”healer“ with arm massage. Today she denies pain or functional limitations. On examination, there is obvious cubitus valgus, she is neurovascularly intact, the elbow is not tender, and no instability is appreciated. The decision is made to continue treatment by way of observation. With continued conservative management, what should the family should be counseled about in advance?