This webinar is an AAOS member benefit - members join for free! 

Description

Scaphoid nonunions present a difficult challenge for even the most experienced hand surgeons. This expert-led webinar dives into the latest strategies for managing these complex cases—focusing on the critical role of bone grafting to support internal fixation, promote healing, and restore carpal alignment.

Explore a wide range of grafting techniques tailored to patient-specific factors including deformity, bone viability, and vascular supply. From nonvascularized autografts of the distal radius or iliac crest to innovative vascularized and osteochondral options, our faculty will walk you through indications, decision-making, and surgical considerations that improve outcomes.

Whether you're refining your approach or expanding your treatment toolbox, this in-depth review will provide practical insights and pearls to elevate your care of scaphoid nonunions.

Learning Objectives

• Review the pathophysiology and challenges associated with scaphoid nonunions, including vascular supply and deformity-related complications.
• Compare the indications, advantages, and limitations of various bone grafting techniques—including nonvascularized autografts, vascularized grafts, and osteochondral options.
• Identify patient- and fracture-specific factors that influence graft selection and fixation strategies in scaphoid nonunion treatment.
• Apply evidence-based surgical approaches to optimize healing, restore carpal alignment, and improve functional outcomes in scaphoid nonunion cases.

Director

Warren Hammert, MD, DDS 

Faculty

Omri Ayalon, MD, FAAOS, Samantha Rettig, BS, MD, and Liana Tedesco, MD 

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

If you are unable to attend the live webinar, you may still register to be notified upon the availability of the recorded session. Access to the recording will be granted for a duration of 2 years.

This webinar is an AAOS member benefit: Members attend for free! 

Description

Scaphoid Nonunions are challenging injuries of the wrist that require careful diagnosis and a deliberate surgical strategy incorporating account debridement, bone graft strategies, various fixation constructs, and often prolonged immobilization. The expert faculty will discuss how to effectively diagnose and evaluate scaphoid nonunions and best determine surgical strategies. In particular, the faculty will emphasize vascularized and non-vascularized bone grafting options as well as various fixation options including headless crews and locking plates. 

Learning Objectives

• To learn how to properly diagnose a Scaphoid Nonunion.
• To understand the various bone grafting options, vascularized and non-vascularized.
• To review both headless screw and locking plate fixation constructs.
• To determine immobilization duration and indications for salvage.
• To review surgical outcomes of scaphoid nonunion repair.

Director 

Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FAAOS 

Faculty

Jonas Matzon, MD, Seth Dodds, MD, Neal Chen, MD, Suhail Mithani, MD

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

If you are unable to attend the live webinar, you may still register to be notified upon the availability of the recorded session. Access to the recording will be granted for a duration of 2 years.