title: [Treatment of nonunion of scaphoid bone by transfer of radial periosteal bone flap pedicled with recurrent branch of radial artery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce the operation method of treatment of nonunion of scaphoid bone by transfer of pedicled radial periosteal bone flap.
  
  
  METHODS
  From Match 1986, 26 cases with old nonunion of scaphoid bone were treated by transfer of radial periosteal bone flap pedicled with recurrent branch of radial artery, the size of bone flap was 1.0 cm x 0.4 cm x 0.5 cm.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients with old nonunion of scaphoid bone were healed by first intention, bone union was occurred after 2 to 3 months of operation, and wrist joint almost recovered normal function.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is an effective operation method to treat nonunion of scaphoid bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 451 th Hospital of PLA, Xi'an Shanxi, P. R. China 710054.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Z X
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010521:Periosteum / Q000637:transplantation*; D017534:Radial Artery; D011884:Radius / Q000637:transplantation; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D013524:Surgical Flaps