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Isolated dislocation of the scaphoid

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Isolated dislocation of the carpal scaphoid is an extremely rare injury. The authors report herein a case of a 28-year-old man managed with open reduction and Kirschner wire fixation. The aim of this study is to comprehensively present this unusual injury along with its treatment and to attempt to merge the available experience in the literature in a suggested algorithm that will guide the surgeon confronted with this rare problem to treat it promptly and effectively.

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  1. First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, KAT Accident Hospital, 2 Nikis Str., 145 61, Kifissia, Athens, Greece

    George D. Chloros, George S. Themistocleous, Dimitrios S. Korres & Panayotis N. Soucacos

  2. Department of Hand Surgery, KAT Accident Hospital, 2 Nikis Str., 145 61, Kifissia, Athens, Greece

    George S. Themistocleous, Nikolaos P. Zagoreos & Dimitrios G. Efstathopoulos

  3. 5, Kyklaminon Str., 145 65, Athens, Greece

    George D. Chloros

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Chloros, G.D., Themistocleous, G.S., Zagoreos, N.P. et al. Isolated dislocation of the scaphoid. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 126, 197–203 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-006-0105-x

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