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EXCISION OF THE CARPAL SCAPHOID FOR UNUNITED FRACTURE

F. C. Dwyer 1

1 Liverpool, England

1. The late results in nineteen cases of total excision of the carpal scaphoid bone for ununited fracture have been reviewed.

2. The results are least satisfactory when there is clinical evidence of arthritis on the dorsal aspect of the wrist, or subluxation of the os magnum and semilunar. In other cases good results usually can be expected.

3. The operation must be done carefully without injury to the neighbouring bones and ligaments. Total excision is preferable to excision of the proximal pole alone.
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