Return to Play After Hand and Wrist Fractures
Halim A, Weiss AP. Return to Play After Hand and Wrist Fractures. Clinics In Sports Medicine 2016, 35: 597-608. PMID: 27543401, DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2016.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal radius fracturesLong-term disabilitySpectrum of injuriesSoft tissue injuriesOperative interventionPrompt recognitionConsiderable disabilityWrist fracturesRadius fracturesHand injuriesTissue injuryEarly immobilizationAccurate diagnosisInjuryDisabilityAthletesFracturesSurgeryDiagnosisSurgeonsWristScaphoid Plate Fixation and Volar Carpal Artery Vascularized Bone Graft for Recalcitrant Scaphoid Nonunions
Dodds SD, Halim A. Scaphoid Plate Fixation and Volar Carpal Artery Vascularized Bone Graft for Recalcitrant Scaphoid Nonunions. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2016, 41: e191-e198. PMID: 27212412, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecalcitrant scaphoid nonunionsScaphoid nonunionBone graftTomography scanSTUDY/LEVELVolar buttress plateVolar carpal arteryScaphoid waist nonunionHeadless screw fixationMinimal donor site morbidityComputed tomography scanVascularized bone graftsConsiderable bone lossDonor site morbidityPersistent clickingVolar incisionQuickDASH scoreRadiographic improvementMedian durationPrior surgeryRadiographic outcomesSymptomatic reliefAvascular necrosisWaist nonunionBone loss