title: [Dorsal V-ligament reconstruction in scapholunate instability].
abstract: In dynamic and static scapholunate instability after trauma, the repair of the scapholunate ligament is important to avoid scapholunate advanced collapse of the wrist. Direct suture even of fresh-torn ligaments can be technically demanding and occasionally unreliable, thus reconstruction may require additional tissue beside the ligament. Eighteen patients suffering from dynamic (n = 10) and static (n = 8) scapholunate instability were treated by a dorsal ligament reconstruction six months after trauma. A clinical wrist score according to Cooney showed an average of 86 points (maximum 100) within a follow-up of nineteen months after surgery. X-ray films documented no significant loss of scapholunate reduction. Using local tissue only, this method is always possible, very reliable and easy to perform.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie, Hand- und Wiederherstellungs-chirurgie, Universität Ulm. thomas.ebinger@medizin.uni-ulm.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ebinger
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hintringer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wachter
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Merk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mentzel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Die dorsale V-Bandplastik zur Therapie der posttraumatischen skapholunären Instabilität.