Herbert classification
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The Herbert classification is a system of categorizing scaphoid fractures.[1]
Classification[]
| A | Acute/stable | A1 | Tubercle |
| A2 | Nondisplaced waist crack | ||
| B | Acute/unstable | B1 | Oblique/distal third |
| B2 | Displaced waist | ||
| B3 | Proximal pole | ||
| B4 | Fracture dislocation | ||
| B5 | Comminuted fracture | ||
| C | Delayed union | ||
| D | Established non-union | D1 | Fibrous |
| D2 | Sclerotic | ||
References[]
- ^ Krimmer H, Schmitt R, Herbert T (2000). "Scaphoid fractures - diagnosis, classification and therapy". Unfallchirurg. 103 (10): 812–9.
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