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Vascularized bone graft and scapholunate fixation for proximal scaphoid nonunion: a case report.

Shu-Hsin YaoJung-Pan WangHui-Kuang Huang
Published in: Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery (2020)
We report a 38-year-old woman with a proximal scaphoid fracture nonunion from an injury 1 year ago. She was successfully treated with 2,3 intercompartmental supraretinacular artery pedicled vascularized bone graft and scapholunate fixation. It highlights the possible combination of scapholunate fixation and vascularized bone grafting in treating proximal scaphoid nonunion.
Keyphrases
  • bone mineral density
  • minimally invasive
  • soft tissue
  • bone loss
  • bone regeneration
  • postmenopausal women