Table 2: Comparison of union Rates and union times among Level I RCT’s evaluating scaphoid fractures.

Author	Treatment type	Sample size	Union rate	Union time
CASTING ARM
Bond [1]	LATSC x 6 weeks  + SATSC until united	14	100%	12 weeks
McQueen [2]	Colles’ cast	30	86.7%	14 weeks
Dias [3]	Colles’ cast	44	77.3%
Adolfsson [21]	Below elbow	26	100%	10-24 weeks
Vinnars [22]	SATSC	26	96.2%
Saeden [23]	SATSC	30	93.3%
SURGICAL ARM
Bond [1]	Percutaneous w Acutrak	11	100%	7 weeks
McQueen [2]	Percutaneous w Acutrak	30	96.7%	9 weeks
Dias [3]	ORIF (Herbert)	44	100%
Adolfsson [21]	Percutaneous w Acutrak	23	95.7%	10-16 weeks
Vinnars [22]	ORIF (Herbert)	26	100%
Saeden [23]	ORIF (Herbert)	30	96.7%