“…20,29,33,39,40 Percutaneous placement of a headless, compression screw is an alternative approach to open treatment, usually reserved for nondisplaced scaphoid fractures and has been shown to be highly effective in these cases. 19,22,30,32 Potential advantages of the percutaneous approach include decreased morbidity, earlier return of function, less risk of violating the already tenuous blood supply to the scaphoid, and a shorter time to union. 22 Prior technique articles have included "reducible" or "minimally displaced" scaphoid fractures as being an indication for the percutaneous approach.…”