Scaphoid non-unions are rarely symptomatic in the early stages. However unmanaged scaphoid non-unions lead to progressive wrist arthritis(6), and the success rate of management decreases with the duration of the nonunion(7) .This with the inevitable development of arthritis shift treatment options to limited wrist fusions. …show more content…
This philosophy has been extended to management of scaphoid waist nonunions that are nondisplaced and do not have evidence of significant sclerosis or bone loss at the fracture