Treatment of scaphoid waist fractures with the HCS screw

Treatment of scaphoid waist fractures with the HCS screw

The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical results of the Headless Compression Screw (HCS, Synthes) when used for treatment of acute scaphoid waist fractures. The new screw design generates interfragmentary compression with use of a compression sleeve. Twenty-one patients were treated for acu...

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Main Authors: Gehrmann, Sebastian V., Grassmann, Jan-Peter, Wild, Michael, Jungbluth, Pascal, Kaufmann, Robert A., Windolf, Joachim, Hakimi, Mohssen
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2014-11-01
Series:GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW
Subjects:
scaphoid fracture
screw fixation
percutaneous fixation
HCS screw
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/iprs/2014-3/iprs000051.shtml

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