Assisted Use of Injectable Bone Graft Substitutes for Management of Scaphoid Nonunions

Carpus: Trauma


Arthroscopically Assisted Use of Injectable Bone Graft Substitutes for Management of Scaphoid Nonunions


Chu P-J, Shih J-T (Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hosp, Taiwan) Arthroscopy 27:31-37, 2011§



K. Megerle, MD



Evidence Ranking


• B



Expert Rating


• 1



Abstract



Purpose


The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical follow-up results (minimum, 2 years) in patients with nonunions of the scaphoid with minimal sclerosis treated with arthroscopically assisted percutaneous internal fixation augmented by injection of a bone graft substitute.



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