CENTRAL PLACEMENT OF THE SCREW IN SIMULATED FRACTURES OF THE SCAPHOID WAIST

Abstract

Central placement of the screw in the proximal fragment of the scaphoid offers a biomechanical advantage in the internal fixation of an osteotomy of the scaphoid waist. Clinical efforts and techniques that facilitate central placement of the screw in the fixation of fractures of the scaphoid waist should be encouraged.