Minimally invasive fixation demonstrates healing in scaphoid nonunions, indicating effective treatment options.
Minimally invasive HCS skeletal fixation of scaphoid delayed unions and nonunions demonstrated a 71.4% postoperative radiographic union rate. While preoperative radiolunate and scapholunate angles and age at time of surgery did not predict postoperative union rates, increased time of >4 months from injury to surgery was associated with persistent nonunion. Within this suggested timeframe, percutaneous HCS fixation provides reasonable healing rates for delayed scaphoid unions, regardless of fracture location within the scaphoid.
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