HOW SCAPHOID FRACTURES ARE TREATED IN BRAZIL.

Objective: To verify how hand surgeons manage scaphoid fractures and their complications.

Methods: Two hundred questionnaires were distributed during the 36 Brazilian Hand Surgery Congress (2016).

Results: On suspicion of fracture without radiographic confirmation, 57% of surgeons request a CT or MRI scan, while 43% opt for immobilization and consecutive radiographs.