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Scaphoid Nonunion – Volar Approach

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A 14 + 8 year old healthy male presented with a right distal pole scaphoid nonunion and DISI (dorsal intercalated segment instability) deformity after an injury 6 months prior. Open reduction and internal fixation with structural autograft to correct the humpback deformity was performed via a volar approach. He was placed in a short arm thumb spica cast for 6 weeks and then transitioned to a removable thumb spica splint when healing was present at the 6 week follow-up. Union was present at 3 months, and the patient had full range of motion, no pain, and was released to football.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX, USA

    Christine A. Ho

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  1. Ohio State University, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Christopher Iobst

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida, USA

    Steven L. Frick

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nemours: Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, 1600 Rockland Rd., 19803, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Jennifer M. Ty MD

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Ho, C.A. (2018). Scaphoid Nonunion – Volar Approach. In: Iobst, C., Frick, S. (eds) Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma Case Atlas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28226-8_149-1

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