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Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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The Swedish National Patient Insurance Company, Stockholm, Sweden
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Department of Orthopedics, Hässleholm-Kristianstad Hospitals, Hässleholm, Sweden
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Introduction Scaphoid fractures account for 60% of carpal fractures, 11% of hand fractures and 2% of all fractures. The estimated incidence is shown to be 29–43 fractures/100 000 persons/year ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ). Most commonly, it occurs in
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Introduction The treatment of scaphoid nonunion is still a challenge for hand surgeons. Nonunion rate of scaphoid fractures varies between 5% and 15%. 1 Due to tenuous retrograde blood supply of the scaphoid, this rate can increase up to
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deformity in the setting of scaphoid fracture nonunion (75% vs 20%). Yet with this type of procedure the lunate positioning is easier to achieve, and the rate of fusion is higher. Fig. 7 LC fusion+ scaphoidectomy. In type II, with an