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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2306-4102</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta ortopédica mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta ortop. mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2306-4102</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2306-41022023000200109</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/112991</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Late consolidation of the scaphoid. Case report and literature review]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Consolidación tardía del escafoides. Reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
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<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Saba]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JE]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Zaidenberg]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Gallucci]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Carli]]></surname>
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<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Orthopedics and Traumatology Service «Dr. Carlos E. Ottolenghi» ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica Francesa Orthopedics and Traumatology Service ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Argentina</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>37</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>109</fpage>
<lpage>112</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2306-41022023000200109&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2306-41022023000200109&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2306-41022023000200109&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Scaphoid fractures are a common wrist injury accounting for 2-7% of all adult fractures. Nonunion is described in 5-12% of cases leading to osteoarthritis. Several classifications have been developed focused on this pathology and its complication. We present a case of a 28 years old male patient with a scaphoid fracture and nonunion who spontaneously consolidates without treatment. We performed a literature review to recognize this pathology, its common evolution and possible treatment options.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Las fracturas de escafoides son una lesión frecuente de la muñeca y representan de 2-7% de todas las fracturas en adultos. La no unión se describe en 5-12% de los casos y conduce a la osteoartritis. Se han desarrollado varias clasificaciones centradas en esta patología y su complicación. Presentamos el caso de un paciente varón de 28 años con fractura y no unión de escafoides que consolida espontáneamente sin tratamiento. Realizamos una revisión bibliográfica para reconocer esta patología, su evolución habitual y las posibles opciones de tratamiento.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[scaphoid fracture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[wrist injuries]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[scaphoid injuries]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[carpal bones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[scaphoid nonunion]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fracture healing]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fractura de escafoides]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[lesiones de muñeca]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[lesiones de escafoides]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[huesos carpianos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[no unión del escafoides]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[curación de fracturas]]></kwd>
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