Scaphoid fractures with scapholunate ligament involvement: Instability or ligamentous laxity? Role of arthroscopy and pinning
Purpose ::: Percutaneous fixation of scaphoid fractures often does not allow the evaluation of potential ligamentous lesions. Arthroscopy is an useful tool in the management of scaphoid fractures to visualize potentially associated lesions. With arthroscopic assistance, we often found scapholunate ligament lesions. Our study’s aim was to evaluate the role of arthroscopy in the treatment of scaphoid fracture and in particular if the alteration found was a real lesion causing instability or just a paraphysiologic laxity. Furthermore, we evaluated whether the scapholunate joint pinning alters the outcome.
Study Design.A meta-analysis.Objective.The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracies of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection of spondylodiscitis through a meta-analysis.Summary of Background Data