Comparison between Vascular and Non-Vascular Bone Grafting in Scaphoid Nonunion: A Systematic Review.

Gianluca Puglisi Ludovico Lucenti Salvatore D'Amato Marco SorrentinoPierluigi CosentinoAndrea Vescio Vito Pavone

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

The choice of the VBG depends mainly on the defect of the scaphoid and on the surgeon's knowledge of the different techniques. Free vascular graft with medial femoral condyle (MFC) seems to be a promising alternative to local vascularized bone grafts in difficult cases.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
healthcare
soft tissue
postmenopausal women
minimally invasive