A forty-three-year follow-up of a vitallium scaphoid arthroplasty.
Over the years various treatment options for scaphoid nonunions have been proposed. We present as a historical note the long-term follow-up of one such treatment, the insertion of a vitallium scaphoid.
Leslie
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New England Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
O'Malley
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Thibodeau
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D000328:Adult; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014800:Vitallium; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
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