Who here has some experience or knowledge of injury to scaphoid bone?

I do. It sounds like they’re doing everything they can do.

The primary question that has us all stumped is whether to wait another month to see whether the bone stimulator is working or to schedule the surgery asap.

The other difficulty is choosing the hand orthopod in NYC (or elsewhere if it makes sense) who has done this surgery 500 times and beaten the statistical odds. We’re getting a lot of word-of-mouth recommendations from New Yorkers who are plugged, but still.

Any ideas? I have read many of the research papers that are available online plus the info sheets from NIH, Mayo Clinic, Hospital for Special Surgery and the other hot spots. It’s still very confusing.

Sadly, no. I’m not an orthopod let alone a hand specialist. You probably know more than I do at this point. Just get a couple of opinions, don’t just go with one.

@Rarebear: Thanks, anyway. Our biggest problem is making this 39-year-old male (with other fish to fry) understand the urgency of the situation. Waiting and seeing is a very bad idea, but it is hard to persuade him.

It can lead to permanent pain and disability. You’re right to be concerned.

Particularly since he is a very successful, cutting edge fashion photographer; the break is in his dominant hand. We’ll keep hammering away.

The risk is developing avascular necrosis of the navicular. Not fun.