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Internal fixation provides no long-term benefit over scaphoid fracture casting
March 2013
Internal fixation provides no long-term benefit over scaphoid fracture casting
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Nonoperative Compared with Operative Treatment of Acute Scaphoid Fractures - A Randomized Clinical Trial
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Jun;90(6):1176-85Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
83 patients with acute non-displaced or minimally displaced scaphoid fractures were randomly allocated to receive either non-operative treatment with a cast or internal fixation using a Herbert screw. There was no evident long-term benefit of internal fixation as compared to conventional non-operative treatment for the acute non-displaced or minimally displaced scaphoid fractures. There were, howe...
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