title: Scapholunate ligament repair using suture anchors.
abstract: Background. This article describes the surgical repair of scapholunate ligament injury using Mitek suture anchors. Material and methods. 3 patients with neglected injuries of the scapholunate ligament were operated from 8 weeks to 5 months after trauma. The authors found that using the Mitek anchor suture simplifies the operative technique, obviates the technical difficulties involved in guiding the tendon through the bone tunnel, and reduces the possibility of the complications seen in the standard ligament repair techniques. Results and Conclusions. The operative technique used in the Clinic of Hand Surgery at the Medical University of Gdansk combines reduction of the displaced scaphoid bone from the dorsal approach and temporary scaphocapitate fixation with K wires, bringing the ruptured ligament closer with capsulodesis using Mitek suture anchors.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chirurgii Reki, Katedra Ortopedii i Traumatologii Narzadu Ruchu, AM, Gdańsk.
authors.forename: Bogusław
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baczkowski
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lorczyński
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kabuła
authors.forename: Rafał
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Camilleri