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Scaphoid Fractures

Evidence-Based Management

  • 1st Edition - November 8, 2017
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Geert Alexander Buijze, Jesse B. Jupiter
  • Language: English

Get a quick, expert overview of current diagnosis and management of scaphoid fractures with this concise, practical resource by Drs. Geert Buijze and Jesse B. Jupiter. This ea… Read more

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Get a quick, expert overview of current diagnosis and management of scaphoid fractures with this concise, practical resource by Drs. Geert Buijze and Jesse B. Jupiter. This easy-to-read reference presents a summary of today’s best evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and management in this critical area.

Key features

  • Provides must-know information on scaphoid fractures, including how to apply evidence-based management, anatomy, diagnosis, acute fracture management, malunion treatment, and nonunion management.
  • Presents case scenarios followed by discussions of the importance of the problem, current opinion, evidence, and key recommendations.
  • Consolidates today’s evidence-based information on scaphoid fractures into one convenient resource.

Table of contents

PART I INTRODUCTION

1 Using Evidence to Manage Scaphoid Fractures

2 Principles of Evidence-Based Management of Scaphoid Fractures

PART II
ANATOMY

3 Anatomy of the Scaphoid Bone and Ligaments

4 Vascular Supply to the Scaphoid

5 Dynamic Imaging and Kinematics of the Scaphoid

PART III
DIAGNOSIS

6 Predictors of Scaphoid Fractures

7 Diagnostic Work-up for Suspected Scaphoid Fractures

8 Classification Systems of Scaphoid Fractures

9 Three-Dimensional Imaging of Scaphoid Fractures

10 Diagnosis of Displaced Scaphoid Fractures

11 Scaphoid Fracture Instability

PART IV
ACUTE FRACTURE MANAGEMENT

12 Surgical Versus Conservative Treatment for Nondisplaced Scaphoid Waist Fractures

13 Conservative Treatment of Nondisplaced and Minimally Displaced Scaphoid Waist Fractures

14 Acute Management of Proximal Pole Scaphoid Fractures

15 Distal Scaphoid Fractures

16 Percutaneous Scaphoid Fixation: Volar and Dorsal Techniques

17 Optimal Screw Placement

18 Arthroscopy-Assisted Screw Fixation

19 Displaced Scaphoid Fracture Treatment

20 Transscaphoid Perilunate Injuries

21 Pediatric Scaphoid Fractures

22 Predicting Union of Scaphoid Fractures

23 Value of Pulsed Electromagnetic Stimulation in Acute Scaphoid Fractures

PART V
MALUNION TREATMENT

24 Diagnosing the Malunited Scaphoid

25 Three-Dimensional Planning of Scaphoid Malunion and Nonunion Correction

26 Corrective Osteotomy for Scaphoid Malunion

PART VI
NONUNION MANAGEMENT

27 Diagnosing Vascularity Issues of the Scaphoid

28 Three-Dimensional Analysis of Nonunion Patterns

29 Surgical Treatment for Fibrous- Delayed Scaphoid Nonunions

30 Scaphoid Plating

31 Vascularized Versus Nonvascularized Bone Grafts

32 Vascularized Bone Grafts

33 Nonvascularized Bone Grafts

34 Bone Morphogenetic Proteins for Scaphoid Nonunion

35 Arthroscopic Bone Grafting for Scaphoid Nonunion

36 Salvage Procedures for SNAC Wrist

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 8, 2017
  • Language: English

About the author

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Geert Alexander Buijze

Geert Alexander Buijze, MD PhD, FEBHS ambitious hand and upper limb surgeon, edited one book and multiple journal editorial works (including “Scaphoid Fractures: Evidence-Based Management, 1st Edition. St. Louis: Elsevier (2018), 375p. ISBN: 9780323485647).
Affiliations and expertise
Hand and upper limb surgeon, Clinique Générale d'Annecy, France. Assistant Professor, University Hospital CHU Montpellier, France, Postdoc, Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands.

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