Scaphoid specific volar locking plate and non-vascularised iliac crest bone graft in scaphoid non-union. A comparative cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Scaphoid non-union develops in 10% of scaphoid fractures. There is sparse literature on fixation methods other than screws. We compared union rates following fixation of scaphoid non-union using screw fixation and a novel method of plate fixation. Retrospective study. Union rates were assessed at 3 months post-operatively by a musculoskeletal radiologist. 15 patients underwent screw fixation and 15 underwent plate fixation. 86% union rate with screw fixation and 72% plate fixation united. There was no significant difference. Screw fixation and plate fixation in our institution both provide union rates that are consistent with the literature.

SUBMITTER: Talia AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6447723 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature