Title
Functional outcome after percutaneous screw fixation of acute scaphoid fracture
Authors
Syed Hassan Raza Bokhari1*, Muhammad Tahir Iqbal2, Muhammad Zarak Awais2, Muhammad Almas Murad3, Nouraiz shakoor4, Mahtab zafar5 & Jawad Mustafa6
Affiliation
1Department of Orthopaedics, Senior Registrar, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan; 2Department of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Trainee, Mayo Hospital Lahore, Pakistan; 3Department of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic trainee, Gulab Devi Hospital Lahore, Pakistan; 4Department of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic surgery Madina Teaching hospital, Faislabad, Pakistan; 5Department of Orthopaedics, Rahbar Medical and dental college, Lahore, Pakistan; 6Department of Orthopaedics, Shifa international hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan; *Corresponding author
Syed Hassan Raza Bokhari - E-mail:
smillinghassan@hotmail.com
Muhammad Tahir Iqbal - E-mail: thairiqbal2193@yahoo.com
Mohammad Zarak Awais - E-mail: zarakkhan76.zk@gmail.com
Muhammad Almas Murad - E-mail: almasmurad77@gmail.com
Nouraiz shakoor - E-mail: nouraiz1990@gmail.com
Mahtab zafar - E-mail: mahtabzafar98@gmail.com
Jawad Mustafa - E-mail: iamdr.jawadmustafa12@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025
Abstract
Scaphoid fractures are common in adults and are prone to complications such as nonunion and avascular necrosis due to the bone’s retrograde blood supply. Hence, this study evaluated the prevalence of excellent wrist functional outcomes following percutaneous Herbert screw fixation for acute scaphoid fractures in a tertiary care hospital. A total of 67 patients were assessed using the Mayo wrist score four weeks postoperatively. Most patients were young males with high postoperative functional scores (mean 94.48 ± 9.42), indicating favorable recovery. Percutaneous fixation with a Herbert screw proved to be an effective and reliable treatment option with excellent functional outcomes and minimal complications.
Keywords
scaphoid fracture, Herbert screw, functional outcome
Citation
Bokhari et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4803-4806 (2025)
Edited by
Hiroj Bagde
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
