SGEM#385: If the Bones are Good, the Rest Don’t Matter – Operative vs Non-Operative Management of Scaphoid Fractures

Studien extrahiert aus dem Podcast von Dr. Ken Milne

• 2022Surgery versus cast immobilisation for undisplaced or minimally displaced scaphoid fractureOtherIn 537 adults with a minimally displaced scaphoid waist fracture, surgical fixation did not improve 12-month wrist function compared with cast immobilisation.
• 2014Adult Scaphoid FractureImaging & DiagnosticsIn 170 adults with suspected scaphoid fracture, absence of snuffbox tenderness made fracture on follow-up imaging unlikely compared with present tenderness.
• 2001Percutaneous Screw Fixation or Cast Immobilization for Nondisplaced Scaphoid FracturesOtherIn 25 military patients with nondisplaced scaphoid waist fractures, percutaneous screw fixation sped union and return to duty versus cast immobilization.