title: [The reconstruction of scaphoid pseudoarthroses with the operation of Matti-Russe. A retrospective follow-up analysis of 84 patients].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In a retrospective study 84 patients were examined who were treated with a Matti-Russe procedure between 1985 and 1997 due to scaphoid non-union. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long term results after scaphoid reconstruction and to get impressions about subjective feeling of the patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  79 patients were male, 5 were female. The average follow-up period was 88 months. Measured parameters were: grip strength and range of motion, pain was evaluated with a visual analog scale (VAS) from 0 to 100. The functional and subjective outcome was evaluated with the DASH-questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A bony consolidation could be verified in 82% of the patients. The mean postoperative pain score was 3 (non-stress) and 33 (stress) in patients with scaphoid union. The DASH-score reached 15. Active range of motion and grip strength were 82% and 92% compared to the contralateral side. 81% of the patients have been working in strenuous jobs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results show the reliability of the Matti-Russe procedure in non-union of fractures of the scaphoid. Alternative treatment options have no advantages in bony union.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hand-, Plastische und Rekonstruktive Chirurgie-Schwerbrandverletztenzentrum-, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen. andreas.dacho@urz.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dacho
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Germann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sauerbier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*