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ArticlePlastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.)2025

WALANT Scaphoid Fixation Under Field Sterility: A Case Report and Description of Technique.

Brett Ponich, Madison Turk, Maleka Ramji, Aaron Knox

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Article in Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Authors and funding

4 authors.

Brett PonichDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2444-4183
Madison TurkCummings School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9195-8406
Maleka RamjiDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Aaron KnoxDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) technique has become an increasingly popular method of treating common hand pathologies. We present its application in the treatment of an acute minimally displaced scaphoid fracture. In addition, we demonstrate this can be achieved with field sterility using minimal surgical PPE and draping in a minor surgery setting, outside the main operating room theatre.

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field sterilityscaphoidWALANT

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PMID40351802
PMCPMC12059419

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