Use of Computed Tomography to Predict Union and Time to Union in Acute Scaphoid Fractures Treated Nonoperatively

PURPOSE: To use computed tomography to determine whether factors could be identified to predict union for acute scaphoid fractures treated nonoperatively. METHODS: We used a radiology database at a tertiary care center to identify scaphoid computed tomography scans performed between 2004 and 2010. We noted fracture location, fracture orientation, translation between fragments, humpback deformity, comminution, cysts, and sclerosis. We determined …