The treatment for scaphoid proximal pole nonunion remains challenging due to the poor vascularity in the proximal pole fragment, associated SL injury and the technique of fixation. Vascularized bone grafts and non-vascularized iliac bone graft have been used in patients with scaphoid proximal pole nonunion, but the indication has not been well clarified. Alternatively, we have been treating such patients with vascularized bone graft , or non-vascularized bone graft with screw or k-wire fixation with considerable success. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and analyze retrospectively the surgical efficacy of our procedure.
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Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) score
Timeframe: averaged 2 years