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Pseudarthrosis of the capitate
A A Rico1, P H Holguin, J G Martin
1Service of Plastic Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|August 5, 1999
Abstract:
Nonunion of an isolated fracture of the capitate is an infrequent condition. The authors present a patient who had few symptoms. Computed tomography showed more bone destruction than the standard X-ray. The nonunion healed with the use of a cancellous bone graft.