title: Immobilization for scaphoid fracture: forearm rotation in long arm thumb-spica versus Munster thumb-spica casts.
abstract: A Munster thumb-spica cast may play a role in the conservative treatment of non-displaced scaphoid fractures by allowing some elbow motion during the long immobilization period.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, A40, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Lawton
authors.forename: Mathew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nicholls
authors.forename: Constantine P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Charoglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*