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

J Orthop

Department of Orthopaedics, Level 1 South, Western Health, Gordon Street Footscray, VIC 3011, Australia.

Published: March 2019

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.

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