Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2006, 150(1):143-145 | DOI: 10.5507/bp.2006.022

DISTAL SCAPHOID RESECTION ARTHROPLASTY FOR SCAPHOID NONUNION WITH RADIOSCAPHOID ARTHRITIS

Pavel Drac^a, Pavel Manak^a, Lucie Pieranova^b

^a Department of Traumatology, University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic

^b Clinic of Radiology, University Hospital, Olomouc

The authors compare the functional outcome of 8 patients treated by distal scaphoid resection arthroplasty for scaphoid nonunion with symptomatic wrist arthritis before surgery and after a minimum follow-up of 6 months. There was a significantly better range of radial deviation and grip strength at the time of re-examination. Significantly fewer patients complained of resting pain. By contrast the change of radiolunate angle measured before the surgery and at the time of re-examination was statistically insignificant. Our preliminary results show that distal scaphoid resection arthroplasty seems to be a useful treatment method of scaphoid nonunion with symptomatic wrist arthritis.

Keywords: Scaphoid nonunion, Radioscaphoid arthritis, Distal scaphoid resection arthroplasty

Received: December 1, 2006; Accepted: February 5, 2006; Published: July 1, 2006  Show citation