Scaphoid Fractures

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.

• 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.

  Autorentext

  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).

  Inhalt

  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