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Podcast #214 - Top 5 Pearls for Scaphoid Fractures

TOTAL EM - Tools Of the Trade and Academic Learning in Emergency Medicine

English - August 25, 2020 17:00 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 71 ratings
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Scaphoid fractures are often missed but important fractures due to their potential complications including non-union, post-traumatic osteoarthritis, and potential for avascular necrosis (AVN).  These complications can even lead to lawsuits which further emphasizes the need to identify and properly treat these fractures whenever possible.