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Trauma- Midcarpal instability following distal scaphoid excision

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Description: Distal scaphoid excision is gaining popularity as a treatment of scaphoid nonunion. It requires the strong radioscaphoid and radioscapholunate ligaments to maintain support of the remaining proximal carpus. In this case, the proximal carpus was destabilized by the effect of radial stylidectomy on these ligaments.

Type: Case Study
Author/Contact: Charles Eaton
Institution: E-Hand
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Language: English

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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Thu Aug 06 2009