A technically easier method is presented for treatment of proximal pole nonunions of the scaphoid with vascularized bone graft. Eleven patients with wrist pain and motion limitation were diagnosed as ...

Avascular necrosis or Osteonecrosis is death of a bone due to ischaemia or deficient blood supply. This can have serious consequences like degenerative changes and disabling osteoarthritis of the ...

Due to a tenuous blood supply, displaced scaphoid fractures are prone to non-union and avascular necrosis. Scaphoid non-union occurs in 5% of all scaphoid fractures. 1 Scaphoid fractures that fail to ...

This week we are going to leave the leg and move into the upper extremity (arm) to discuss a condition that occurs in the wrist and can be significantly debilitating—the scaphoid fracture. The ...

Avascular necrosis refers to the death of bone tissue that stems from an interruption in its blood supply. The condition typically affects the ends of long bones at weight-bearing joints, with the hip ...

A 48-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of oedema and pain in his right hand. Initially diagnosed with tendonitis, he underwent physical therapy which provided limited relief. MRI ...

The scaphoid is a small bone of the wrist that is located at the base of the thumb, immediately above the radius bone, where the wrist bends. It is seen when the thumb is held in a hitch-hiking or ...