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Background: A scaphoid fracture is a common injury affecting the wrist joint. A fracture of the carpus scaphoid can heal uneventfully or be complicated by non-union. Scaphoid non-union can result in persistent wrist pain, and with functional difficulties affecting all activities of daily living of the patients, this disability is expected to be significant since most of these patients are young active adults.
Hypothesis: Extensive removal of the bone from the scaphoid, with the application of a large amount of cancellous bone graft and fixation with two to three wires, could lead to a high union rate and a good functional outcome.
Methods: Eighteen patients with scaphoid fracture non-union were recruited during their visit to the upper limb clinic at our institute. Demographic data were collected, and data regarding comorbidities, smoking, manual work, and others were recorded. Data regarding the interval between injury and surgery, time to radiographic union, and functional wrist scores were reported as well.
Results: A cohort of 18 patients was included. The mean age of patients was 30 years; most of our patients were healthy (83.3%), and more than two-thirds were smokers (72.2%). The mean follow-up time was 18 months (1.5 years), 15 patients (83.3%) achieved radiographic unions by 2-3 months, and the remaining 3 patients (16.7%) achieved radiographic unions by (4-5) months, i.e., all patients achieved successful radiographic unions by 5 months at maximum. The mean Mayo score for our series was 83.6 (± 12.4), with 5 patients (27%) achieved ≥ 95% which indicates a significantly high functioning wrist in our cohort.
Conclusion: Our modified technique with enhanced stability from using three k-wires can achieve full clinical and radiographic unions and result in enhanced recovery postoperatively with cast immobilization limited to 6 weeks total.
Level Of Evidence: IV Case series study.
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