title: Percutaneous screw fixation for scaphoid nonunion in skeletally immature patients: a report of two cases.
abstract: Nonunion of the scaphoid waist in skeletally immature patients is rarely diagnosed. We report 2 cases of scaphoid nonunion in skeletally immature patients who underwent percutaneous screw fixation without bone graft. In stable nonunions with minimal sclerosis, percutaneous screw fixation without bone graft can be an alternative to the conventional open procedure in skeletally immature patients, with successful union and clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea. jeonchoi@chol.com
authors.forename: In-Ho
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Hemanshu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kochhar
authors.forename: Byung-Woo
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Shin Yoon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Poong-Taek
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D013165:Splints; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed