50 of the 66 non-union patients underwent surgery; the fractures of 84 % of them were healed. The final outcome was healing of 360 of 385 patients (93 %). 25 patients (7 %) developed persistent ...

Researchers found no significant differences in the mean change in the 6-minute walking distance between baseline and 24 weeks for exercise plus topical testosterone gel vs exercise plus placebo gel.

A scaphoid fracture is a break in a small bone in the wrist called the scaphoid bone. It commonly occurs due to a fall on an outstretched hand. If you've fractured your scaphoid bone, you may ...

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Background Plain radiographs cannot identify all scaphoid fractures; thus ED patients with a clinical suspicion of scaphoid injury often undergo immobilisation despite normal imaging. This study ...

with a history of scaphoid fracture and a minimum of 8 weeks post-injury. Patients presenting with other upper extremity fractures, vascular diseases, or chronic inflammatory conditions were excluded.

A scaphoid (carpal navicular) fracture is the displacement of one of the eight bones of the wrist joint. It is located between the radius bone of your forearm and the base of the thumb.

Your scaphoid is located at the bottom of this triangle. The site of the fracture affects how it will heal. Fractures in the distal pole and waist usually heal quickly because they have a good ...

A scaphoid fracture is a break in the scaphoid bone, a kidney bean-shaped bone that sits below the thumb and is part of the wrist joint. Scaphoid fractures are most commonly caused by a fall onto an ...

The purpose is to introduce a novel scaphoid screw placement surgery based on a novel three-dimensional (3D) printing guiding template through dorsal approach, and to evaluate the clinical feasibility ...

Purpose: This study reports the clinical outcomes of double-screw fixation with bone grafting for displaced scaphoid nonunions. Patients and methods: This study was a retrospective survey. From ...

A scaphoid fracture involves a break of one of the bones on the thumb side of the wrist. The scaphoid bone plays a role in the ability to move the wrist joint. There are surgical and nonsurgical ...