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

There was no screw penetration. The follow-up period ranged from 6 to 24 months ... effectiveness of the open palmar approach combined with distal radial cancellous bone transplantation and internal ...

Objective The aim of the present study was to analyze the clinical and radiological results of patients with type-V cystic scaphoid nonunion who were treated with percutaneous grafting and screw.

The primary method employed worldwide for the treatment of scaphoid fractures is screw fixation. However, in unstable and comminuted fractures, percutaneous fixation could produce complications due to ...

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 ...

Correspondence to: Souichi Ohta; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. Tel: +81-75-751-3367 ...

Abstract: An ultrasound (US)-based computer-assisted approach has the potential to improve the accuracy and precision of screw placement for the percutaneous fixation of scaphoid fractures and also ...

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.

If the scaphoid fracture is displaced, the risk of nonunion is higher, and your healthcare provider will recommend surgery to reposition the bones and hold them solidly in proper alignment. The ...