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Diagnosis of Suspected Scaphoid Fractures.
» Suspected scaphoid fractures are a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge despite the advances in knowledge regarding these injuries and imaging techniques.
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Acute scaphoid fractures: guidelines for diagnosis and treatment
In cases of suspected scaphoid fracture where the initial radiographs are negative, a supplementary MRI, or alternatively CT, should be carried out within three to five days.
Martin Clementson +2 more
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Scaphoid fractures in children [PDF]
Introduction. Scaphoid fractures are rare in childhood. Diagnosis is very difficult to establish because carpal bones are not fully ossified. In suspected cases comparative or delayed radiography is used, as well as computerized tomography ...
Gajdobranski Đorđe +6 more
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Fractures of the bilateral distal radius and scaphoid: a case report
Introduction Bilateral fractures of the distal radius and scaphoid are extremely rare injuries. Case presentation A patient with bilateral comminuted, displaced distal fractures of the radius and bilateral fractures of the scaphoid was treated via ...
Ozkan Korhan +5 more
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Detecting scaphoid fractures in wrist injury: a clinical decision rule
Introduction The aim of this study was to develop and validate an easy to use clinical decision rule, applicable in the ED that limits the number of unnecessary cast immobilizations and diagnostic follow-up in suspected scaphoid injury, without ...
W. Mallee +4 more
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Incidence of Scaphoid Fractures and Associated Injuries at US Trauma Centers
Backgound The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone and often presents as a diagnostic challenge. Fractures can often go unnoticed on initial radiographic evaluation and clinical presentation can vary significantly among patients. Awareness
Matthew E. Wells +4 more
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Purpose: Surgeons fixing scaphoid fractures need to be familiar with their morphological variations and their implications for safe screw placement during fixation.
Vivek Trikha, MS +7 more
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Background: Nonunion in scaphoid fractures may be considered a devastating problem. Union failure results in scaphoid deformity, resorption, and bone loss.
Koriem Islam +2 more
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Comparison of operative and non-operative treatment of acute undisplaced or minimally-displaced scaphoid fractures: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. [PDF]
Traditionally, acute undisplaced or minimally-displaced scaphoid fractures are treated by casting in short- or long-arm casts. Although reports have shown that operative treatment is safe, effective and produces satisfactory results, outcomes from ...
Longxiang Shen +5 more
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INTRODUCTION Diagnosing scaphoid fractures remains challenging. High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) might be a potential imaging technique, but no data are available on its feasibility to scan the scaphoid bone in vivo.
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