Treatment of scaphoid fractures and pseudarthroses with the human allogeneic cortical bone screw. A multicentric retrospective study

Treatment of scaphoid fractures and pseudarthroses with the human allogeneic cortical bone screw. A multicentric retrospective study

Abstract Background Allograft bone screws are rarely described for the fixation of the scaphoid. When fresh fractures are treated, metal screws are mainly used; when pseudarthrosis is the indication, plates in combination with vascularized or non-vascularized bone grafts are mainly used. The necessi...

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Main Authors: Simon Sailer, Simon Lechner, Andreas Floßmann, Michael Wanzel, Kerstin Habeler, Christian Krasny, Gudrun H. Borchert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Subjects:
Human allogeneic cortical bone screw
Shark Screw®
Scaphoid fracture
Pseudarthroses
Delayed union
Proximal pole
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-023-00686-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-023-00686-7

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