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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 80:1245 (1998)
© 1998 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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Izge Günal, M.D., E. Bruce Toby, M.D., T. E. Butler, M.D., Tom J. McCormack, M.D. and G. Jayaraman, Ph.D.

TO THE EDITOR:

I would like to comment on "A Comparison of Fixation Screws for the Scaphoid during Application of Cyclical Bending Loads" (79-A: 1190–1197, Aug. 1997), by Toby et al. In my opinion, it is not wise to test fixation of the scaphoid in only one position because the position of the scaphoid changes throughout the ranges of flexion-extension and radioulnar deviation of the wrist. The positions of the carpal bones that articulate with the scaphoid also change throughout the ranges of motion2. This point is especially . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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