[The scaphoid fracture : Between pseudoarthrosis and possible anatomical variance].

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Klinik für Plastische, Rekonstruktive und Ästhetische Chirurgie, Handchirurgie, Alfried Krupp Krankenhaus Essen, Hellweg 100, 45276, Essen, Deutschland.

Published: October 2017

The diagnosis of a scaphoid fracture, especially in the differentiation of a fresh fracture, the nonunion or a possible anatomical norm variant, can be difficult. We report on two patients who presented with stress-related, radiocarpal pain in our department. In both cases, radiological abnormalities were observed in the scaphoideal area, with a scaphoideum bipartitum on both sides, as well as an approximately 25-year-old scaphoid pseudarthrosis.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00113-017-0407-1DOI Listing

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