Both screws significantly improved the alignment of the scaphoid and decreased carpal ... CONCLUSIONS: Within both groups, cannulated screw fixation maintained the corrected fracture alignment ...

Evidence from a major study published in Lancet showed most scaphoid ... fixation,” Dias said, discussing some of the possible, and sometimes rare, surgical complications, including screw ...

a presenter said the conclusion of the Fracture Fixation in the Operative Management of Hip Fractures or FAITH trial was the decision about the type of screws to use for open reduction and ...

Methodology:Subjects: 88 patients with minimally displaced or undisplaced bicortical fractures of the waist of the scaphoid. Experimental procedure: Subjects were randomised to treatment with early ...

While the scaphoid and lunate bones themselves ... potential complications of temporary Kirschner wire fixation." The joint of the SLIC screw resides in the interval between the scaphoid and ...

Scaphoid nonunions involving the proximal pole should be fixed surgically with a vascularized bone graft and screw fixation. Bone grafting has been shown to increase the rate of union over screw ...

Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux underwent surgery Wednesday morning to repair a broken scaphoid bone and had a screw placed in his wrist, according to a league source. Giants coach Brian ...

At the same time, Bradley Smith mentioned that a screw was to be inserted in his scaphoid bone (one of the wrist bones, see pics below), to mend the injuries and help him get in better shape sooner.