Prognosis | Therapy of a scaphoid fracture
Prognosis The prognosis is favorable with operative and conservative therapy. Nevertheless, there are therapy failures in both forms of therapy, i.e. bone fractures do not heal. An untreated scaphoid fracture generally ends in the formation of a false joint (pseudarthrosis), which can be painless and can only cause problems years after the fall. It should … Prognosis | Therapy of a scaphoid fracture