Glutaraldehyde treated bovine fibrocartilage arthroplasty for the scaphoid: a case history and discussion.
Avascular necrosis of the proximal pole of the carpal scaphoid following fracture often leads to degeneration and carpal collapse. Replacement arthroplasty as a treatment for this condition using a variety of materials has not been universally successful. A case is described in which a new arthroplasty material-glutaraldehyde treated bovine fibrocartilage-was used as a spacer to restore carpal height.
D000328:Adult; D000447:Aldehydes; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular; D005260:Female; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000150:complications; D005976:Glutaral; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
D000447:Aldehydes; D005976:Glutaral