2025
Documented Cannabis Use Is a Risk Factor for Nonunion After Nonoperative Management of Scaphoid Fractures: A Retrospective Review of 159 998 Patients.
Pathak N, Ratnasamy P, Oghenesume O, Luo X, Grauer J, Halim A. Documented Cannabis Use Is a Risk Factor for Nonunion After Nonoperative Management of Scaphoid Fractures: A Retrospective Review of 159 998 Patients. Hand 2025, 15589447251317225. PMID: 39968879, PMCID: PMC11840816, DOI: 10.1177/15589447251317225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDocumented cannabis useCannabis useNonunion surgeryScaphoid fracturesNonunion rateNon-user groupNonoperative managementMultivariate analysisTreated with nonoperative managementIncreased riskScaphoid nonunionNon-usersPotential associationElectronic medical recordsManagement of scaphoid fracturesAcute scaphoid fracturesIndex fractureTobacco useRetrospective reviewTobacco-onlyFracture patientsAdult patientsFracture diagnosisMatched cohortCannabis-only
2016
Scaphoid 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
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