Two-Screw Scaphoid Fixation for Proximal Pole Fractures

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Two-Screw Scaphoid Fixation for Proximal Pole Fractures

By Jaehon Kim 6 Videos FEATURING Greg Frechette, Ryan Xiao, Ralph Cook, JD Dieterich

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April 2, 2022

Owing to the retrograde blood supply and inherent instability, proximal pole fractures have been shown ...
read more ↘ to heal more poorly. Non-union rates for closed treatment range from 10-55%. Even operatively treated fractures have up to a 15% nonunion rate. The scaphoid undergoes complex three-dimensional prono-supination arcs in physiologic motion. Two recent biomechanical studies have shown two screw constructs superior to a single screw in rotational control, angular stability, and stiffness.
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