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Is Casting for Non-Displaced Simple Scaphoid Waist Fracture Effective? A CT Based Assessment of Union

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to report the union rate and time to union for acute non-displaced scaphoid waist fractures treated with a short arm thumb spica cast. METHODS: A database was searched (2006-2013) to identify acute undisplaced scaphoid waist fractures. Cases that were not give...

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Published in:Open Orthop J
Main Authors: Grewal, Ruby, Suh, Nina, MacDermid, Joy C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Bentham Open 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5034027/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27708739
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001610010431
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