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
2014
C7 pars fracture subadjacent to C7 pedicle screw instrumentation at the caudal end of a posterior cervical instrumentation construct.
Halim A, Grauer J. C7 pars fracture subadjacent to C7 pedicle screw instrumentation at the caudal end of a posterior cervical instrumentation construct. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2014, 43: e137-9. PMID: 25046189.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsPars fracturesPedicle screw instrumentationScrew instrumentationInstrumentation constructsInitial clinical symptomsCervical spine injuryCommon surgical practiceExcessive bone resectionCaudal endPosterior cervical instrumentationLevel of T2Mechanical fallInstrumented fusionPosterior fusionClinical symptomsSpine injuriesLabel indicationsBone resectionPosterior instrumentationCervical instrumentationUS FoodDrug AdministrationSurgical practiceDistal extensionComplications