Arthroscopic evaluation and treatment of scaphoid nonunion.
Scaphoid fractures are one of the most common carpal fractures and heal without complication in a majority of cases. Nonunion of the scaphoid, unfortunately, can occur secondarily to several reasons; namely, delay in treatment, delay in diagnosis, the intra-articular nature of the fracture, the precarious vascular supply of the scaphoid, and significant biomechanical stresses across the fractured scaphoid.
Ruch
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Department of Orthopaedics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. druch@wfubmc.edu
Chang
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Yang
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D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000601:surgery*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*