Scaphoid Fracture

SAN FRANCISCO — Documented cannabis use may be associated with an increased risk of scaphoid fracture nonunion compared with non-use, according to results presented here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Smokeless tobacco use may be associated with an increased nonunion risk in patients who undergo nonoperative management for a scaphoid fracture, according to results presented here.

Evidence from a major study published in Lancet showed most scaphoid waist fractures achieve union with casting alone, reserving an indication for surgery for a limited number of cases, a presenter said.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021, Thomas F. Varecka, MD, spoke about the newest data on common hand and wrist injuries, such as distal radius fractures, carpal tunnel and scaphoid fractures.

Adequate stability of vascularized bone graft constructs is critical to successful treatment of proximal pole of the scaphoid nonunions, a presenter said at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting.

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