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Abnormality of the scaphoid

MedGen UID:
870935
•Concept ID:
C4025397
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Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0004243

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Examination and treatment of scaphoid fractures and pseudarthrosis.
Reigstad O, Thorkildsen R, Grimsgaard C, Melhuus K, Røkkum M
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2015 Jun 30;135(12-13):1138-42. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.14.1256. PMID: 26130547
Emergency department evaluation and treatment of wrist injuries.
Tsyrulnik A
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2015 May;33(2):283-96. Epub 2015 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2014.12.003. PMID: 25892722
Scapholunate instability: current concepts in diagnosis and management.
Kuo CE, Wolfe SW
J Hand Surg Am 2008 Jul-Aug;33(6):998-1013. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.04.027. PMID: 18656780

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Routine MRI Among Patients With a Suspected Scaphoid Fracture Risks Overdiagnosis.
Bulstra AEJ, van Boxel MF, Crijns TJ, Kelly J, Obdeijn MC, Kerkhoffs GMMJ, Doornberg JN, Ring D, Jaarsma RL
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2023 Dec 1;481(12):2309-2315. Epub 2023 Sep 14 doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002851. PMID: 37707789Free PMC Article
Virtual management of clinically suspected scaphoid fractures.
Stirling PHC, Simpson CJ, Ring D, Duckworth AD, McEachan JE
Bone Joint J 2022 Jun;104-B(6):709-714. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.104B6.BJJ-2021-1464.R2. PMID: 35638214
Association of the Interfacet Angle and the Lunate Facet Inclination Angle With Kienböck Disease.
Yildirim T, Unsal SS, Armangil M
J Hand Surg Am 2022 Apr;47(4):391.e1-391.e6. Epub 2021 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.07.028. PMID: 34507867
Traumatic Nondissociative Carpal Instability: A Case Series.
Loisel F, Orr S, Ross M, Couzens G, Leo AJ, Wolfe S
J Hand Surg Am 2022 Mar;47(3):285.e1-285.e11. Epub 2021 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.04.024. PMID: 34176708
Revision otoplasty: an algorithm.
Szychta P, Orfaniotis G, Stewart KJ
Plast Reconstr Surg 2012 Oct;130(4):907-916. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31825dc363. PMID: 22815038

Diagnosis

Simple surgical solution: scaphoid type congenital megalourethra.
Khanna K, Bagga D, Jadhav AK, Piplani R
BMJ Case Rep 2018 Jan 26;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-222936. PMID: 29374646Free PMC Article
Examination and treatment of scaphoid fractures and pseudarthrosis.
Reigstad O, Thorkildsen R, Grimsgaard C, Melhuus K, Røkkum M
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2015 Jun 30;135(12-13):1138-42. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.14.1256. PMID: 26130547
Osteoarthritis of the wrist.
Weiss KE, Rodner CM
J Hand Surg Am 2007 May-Jun;32(5):725-46. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.02.003. PMID: 17482013
Sagittal synostosis: results of surgical treatment in 210 patients.
Alvarez-Garijo JA, Cavadas PC, Vila MM, Alvarez-Llanas A
Childs Nerv Syst 2001 Jan;17(1-2):64-8. doi: 10.1007/s003810000353. PMID: 11219626
Congenital megalourethra.
Mathur P, Gupta H, Mittal S, Khamesara HL, Pendse AK
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Sep-Oct;64(5):717-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02726133. PMID: 10771909

Therapy

How Is Scaphoid Malunion Defined: A Systematic Review.
Xiao M, Welch JM, Cohen SA, Kamal RN, Shapiro LM
Hand (N Y) 2023 Mar;18(2_suppl):38S-45S. Epub 2021 Sep 5 doi: 10.1177/15589447211038678. PMID: 34486427Free PMC Article
Scaphoid overstuffing: the effects of the dimensions of scaphoid reconstruction on scapholunate alignment.
Capito AE, Higgins JP
J Hand Surg Am 2013 Dec;38(12):2419-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.09.035. PMID: 24275051
Revision otoplasty: an algorithm.
Szychta P, Orfaniotis G, Stewart KJ
Plast Reconstr Surg 2012 Oct;130(4):907-916. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31825dc363. PMID: 22815038
Osteoarthritis of the wrist.
Weiss KE, Rodner CM
J Hand Surg Am 2007 May-Jun;32(5):725-46. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.02.003. PMID: 17482013
Rotary subluxation of the scaphoid: a spectrum of instability.
Watson H, Ottoni L, Pitts EC, Handal AG
J Hand Surg Br 1993 Feb;18(1):62-4. doi: 10.1016/0266-7681(93)90199-p. PMID: 8436866

Prognosis

Routine MRI Among Patients With a Suspected Scaphoid Fracture Risks Overdiagnosis.
Bulstra AEJ, van Boxel MF, Crijns TJ, Kelly J, Obdeijn MC, Kerkhoffs GMMJ, Doornberg JN, Ring D, Jaarsma RL
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2023 Dec 1;481(12):2309-2315. Epub 2023 Sep 14 doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002851. PMID: 37707789Free PMC Article
Wrist angle measurements in predicting the presence of a displaced scaphoid fracture.
Becker J, Luria S, Huang S, Petchprapa C, Wollstein R
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2023 Aug;33(6):2271-2276. Epub 2022 Oct 27 doi: 10.1007/s00590-022-03418-5. PMID: 36303041
Association of the Interfacet Angle and the Lunate Facet Inclination Angle With Kienböck Disease.
Yildirim T, Unsal SS, Armangil M
J Hand Surg Am 2022 Apr;47(4):391.e1-391.e6. Epub 2021 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.07.028. PMID: 34507867
Congenital megalourethra.
Mathur P, Gupta H, Mittal S, Khamesara HL, Pendse AK
Indian J Pediatr 1997 Sep-Oct;64(5):717-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02726133. PMID: 10771909
Rotary subluxation of the scaphoid: a spectrum of instability.
Watson H, Ottoni L, Pitts EC, Handal AG
J Hand Surg Br 1993 Feb;18(1):62-4. doi: 10.1016/0266-7681(93)90199-p. PMID: 8436866

Clinical prediction guides

Routine MRI Among Patients With a Suspected Scaphoid Fracture Risks Overdiagnosis.
Bulstra AEJ, van Boxel MF, Crijns TJ, Kelly J, Obdeijn MC, Kerkhoffs GMMJ, Doornberg JN, Ring D, Jaarsma RL
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2023 Dec 1;481(12):2309-2315. Epub 2023 Sep 14 doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002851. PMID: 37707789Free PMC Article
Wrist angle measurements in predicting the presence of a displaced scaphoid fracture.
Becker J, Luria S, Huang S, Petchprapa C, Wollstein R
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2023 Aug;33(6):2271-2276. Epub 2022 Oct 27 doi: 10.1007/s00590-022-03418-5. PMID: 36303041
How Is Scaphoid Malunion Defined: A Systematic Review.
Xiao M, Welch JM, Cohen SA, Kamal RN, Shapiro LM
Hand (N Y) 2023 Mar;18(2_suppl):38S-45S. Epub 2021 Sep 5 doi: 10.1177/15589447211038678. PMID: 34486427Free PMC Article
Virtual management of clinically suspected scaphoid fractures.
Stirling PHC, Simpson CJ, Ring D, Duckworth AD, McEachan JE
Bone Joint J 2022 Jun;104-B(6):709-714. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.104B6.BJJ-2021-1464.R2. PMID: 35638214
Trapeziectomy and carpal collapse.
Yuan BJ, Moran SL, Tay SC, Berger RA
J Hand Surg Am 2009 Feb;34(2):219-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.11.007. PMID: 19181222

Recent systematic reviews

How Is Scaphoid Malunion Defined: A Systematic Review.
Xiao M, Welch JM, Cohen SA, Kamal RN, Shapiro LM
Hand (N Y) 2023 Mar;18(2_suppl):38S-45S. Epub 2021 Sep 5 doi: 10.1177/15589447211038678. PMID: 34486427Free PMC Article

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