title: The use of screws in the treatment of scapholunate instability.
abstract: Seven patients with chronic scapholunate instability (Geissler grade 2-4) were treated by percutaneous placement of screws across the scapholunate joint after arthroscopic debridement of the remnants of the scapholunate ligament. In all seven cases, the screw caused partial destruction of the lunate and/or scaphoid requiring screw removal within 6 months. We no longer perform this procedure.
authors.affiliation: SOS Mains Champagne Ardenne, Polyclinique Saint André, Reims, France. jmrc@free.fr
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cognet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levadoux
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Martinache
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001863:Bone Screws / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003646:Debridement; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008022:Ligaments / Q000601:surgery*; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome