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AAOS: Casts for nondisplaced scaphoid waist fractures do not require thumb immobilization
April 2013
AAOS: Casts for nondisplaced scaphoid waist fractures do not require thumb immobilization
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Cast Immobilization With and Without Immobilization of the Thumb for Nondisplaced Scaphoid Waist Fractures
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62 patients with nondisplaced scaphoid waist fractures were randomized to wear a below-elbow cast that either included the thumb or excluded the thumb, in order to compare the union and arm-specific disability outcomes from the treatment methods. Following assessments over a 10 week period, results indicated that the extent of union on CT was significantly higher in the group of patients who wore ...
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