AI Article Synopsis
- Some doctors don’t agree on the best way to treat scaphoid nonunion, which is when a specific wrist bone doesn’t heal properly.
- This review looked at many studies to see if a procedure called wrist arthroscopy could help fix this problem.
- The findings showed that using wrist arthroscopy is generally successful, leading to good healing with few problems, but more research is needed to understand it better.
Article Abstract
Background And Aim: There is no consensus regarding the most appropriate treatment of scaphoid nonunion. This systematic review aimed to investigate whether wrist arthroscopy exerts a positive influence on bone union and clinical outcomes.
Methods: We searched the literature on Medline (PubMed), Web of Science, Embase and Scopus databases using the combined keywords "scaphoid" AND "arthroscopy" AND "pseudoarthrosis" OR "nonunion". Eighteen studies were finally included in our review. The quality of the studies was assessed using the Coleman Methodological Score.
Results: Our systematic review has shown that arthroscopic management of scaphoid nonunion achieves a high rate of union and satisfactory clinical outcomes with minimal complications.
Conclusions: There is need to perform randomized controlled trials reporting on the use of arthroscopy. In addition, the different pattern of pseudoarthrosis should be better classified to manage the patients who will benefit after the management.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644916 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v94i5.14646 | DOI Listing |
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