Aim Unintended scaphoid excision is a rare but serious complication that can occur during surgical procedures involving the trapezium, including but not limited to trapeziectomy. Although prosthetic replacement is increasingly favored in the treatment of rhizarthrosis, trapeziectomy (with or without ligamentoplasty) remains a widely used and effect...

By Camillo Fulchignoni, Silvia Pietramala, Chiara Muci, Alessandro El Motassime, Andrea Cruciani, Lorenzo Rocchi, Gianfranco Merendi