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Medium-term results of trapezio-lunate external fixation for scaphoid fractures.

Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Dokus Eylül, Yzmir, Turkey.
The Journal of Hand Surgery British & European Volume (impact factor: 0.04). 11/2002; 27(5):410-2.
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT We treated 36 scaphoid fractures in 34 patients with trapezio-lunate external fixation. According to the Herbert and Fisher classification, there were 16 type B1, 14 type B2, four type B3 and two type B4 fractures. Trapezial and lunate pins broke in three patients and these were rated as failures. The remaining 33 fractures were followed-up for 3 years and all had excellent outcomes, without signs of arthritis, avascularity or instability.

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Keywords

3 years
 
34 patients
 
36 scaphoid fractures
 
failures
 
instability
 
remaining 33 fractures
 
signs
 
trapezio-lunate external fixation
 
type B3
 
type B4 fractures