title: Volar wedge grafting for scaphoid nonunion with collapse.
abstract: Fractures of the scaphoid waist that fail to heal tend to collapse into a flexed posture. The so-called "humpback deformity" of the bone is accompanied by collapse of the proximal carpal row with dorsal tilt of the lunate. It is possible to restore scaphoid height and carpal alignment by insertion of a tricortical wedge of graft from the iliac crest. In this article, we demonstrate the surgical technique of volar wedge grafting for scaphoid nonunion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA. rbindra@lumc.edu
authors.forename: Randip
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bindra
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bednar
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Light
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D053401:Palmar Plate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed