Accurate percutaneous screw placement for scaphoid fractures remains technically challenging. Research now shows that using computer-assisted navigation may help surgeons with screw positioning ...

Evidence from a major study published in Lancet showed most scaphoid waist fractures achieve union with casting alone, reserving an indication for surgery for a limited number of cases, a ...

First, the SLIC Screw has a joint that allows rotation between the scaphoid and lunate. Second, the screw is designed to be removed in six to nine months, protecting the soft tissue repair and ...

A typical recovery time for a scaphoid bone injury is four to six weeks. Early word from a source on Kayvon Thibodeaux's expected timeline from surgery on the broken schapoid bone in his wrist: 4 ...