Herbert classification
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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