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ArticleEmergency radiology2022

Delayed diagnosis of carpal scaphoid fracture in a young boy.

Daphne J Theodorou, Stavroula J Theodorou, Georgios Georgiadis, Konstantinos Papakostidis

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Article in Emergency radiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Union outcomes and associated factors in adolescent scaphoid fractures.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daphne J TheodorouDepartment of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Imaging Section, General Hospital of Ioannina, 13 Papadopoulos street, Ioannina, Greece. daphne_theodorou@hotmail.com.
Stavroula J TheodorouDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Georgios GeorgiadisDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedics Section, General Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Konstantinos PapakostidisDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedics Section, General Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
University Hospital of Ioannina · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carpal scaphoid fracture is rare in children and is important to recognize early because of an increased risk for serious complications including non-union, avascular necrosis, and osteoarthritis. In the skeletally immature patient, a scaphoid fracture can easily escape detection due to clinical and diagnostic imaging interpretation errors. We report complete healing of a pediatric scaphoid non-union fracture after a remarkable delay in diagnosis and emphasize the considerable biological potential of the immature skeleton, coupled with proper stabilization, for good clinical outcomes.

Indexed as

Fractures, BoneHand InjuriesScaphoid BoneWrist InjuriesChildDelayed DiagnosisFracture HealingHumansMaleFracture non-unionPaediatricScaphoidWrist trauma

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PMID34480267
OpenAlexW3197710526

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