Surgical treatment of scaphoid pseudarthrosis: evaluation of the results after soft tissue arthroplasty and inlay bone grafting.
A retrospective study of the results after surgical treatment of scaphoid nonunion in two orthopedic centers is described. One center used Bentzon 's soft tissue-arthroplasty method in 15 cases, and the other center used Matti - Russe bone grafting procedure in 32 cases. Of these 47 cases, 46 had established pseudarthroses. The clinical results were similar in both methods (average follow-up time: 61.4 and 44.0 months, respectively). Soft tissue arthroplasty permitted an earlier return to work, but the risk of long-term degenerative changes developing cannot yet be excluded.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies