Part I: Diagnosis and Management of Acute Scaphoid Fractures
- Describe the mechanism of injury for a scaphoid fracture
- Describe 3 methods for diagnosing a scaphoid fracture
- List and describe 2 conservative methods of treatment
- List and describe 2 surgical methods of treatment
Part II: Imaging for Acute and Chronic Scaphoid Fractures
- List 3 reasons why an accurate diagnosis of scaphoid fracture is important
- Describe the traditional use of radiography in the treatment of scaphoid fractures including the significance and timing of follow-up radiographs
- List 2 advantages and disadvantages for the use of MRI
- Describe the best imaging device for the detection and assessment of chronic scaphoid fractures
- Discuss the use of 3-D imaging and list 3 advantages of bone modeling
Part III: Arthroscopic Management of Scaphoid Nonunion
- Discuss the principles of surgical treatment of scaphoid nonunion
- Describe the rationale of arthroscopic bone grafting
- Describe how arthroscopic bone grafting promotes scaphoid union
- List 2 contraindications for the use of arthroscopic bone grafting
- Describe 2 different surgical techniques for the use of scaphoid fractures