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MINIMALLY INVASIVE MANAGEMENT OF TRANS-SCAPHOID PERILUNATE FRACTURE-DISLOCATIONS

Tak-Chuen Wong
Fu-Keung Ip

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China

Correspondence to: Dr. Tak-Chuen Wong, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong SAR, China. Tel: (+852) 2595-6415, Fax: (+852) 2595-6414.

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Fu-Keung Ip

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218810408004018Cited by:16

Abstract

This retrospective study evaluates the functional and radiological results of a series of acute trans-scaphoid dorsal perilunate fracture-dislocations treated operatively by minimally invasive technique. Twenty-one patients had surgery performed by one of three surgeons between 1994 and 2006, and all cases involved: (1) closed reduction of the carpus; (2) closed reduction and percutaneous screw fixation of the scaphoid fracture; and (3) closed reduction and multiple Kirschner wire stabilisation of the carpal dissociation. Seventeen males and four females with an average age of 29 years were evaluated. Ninety five per cent of internally fixed scaphoid healed at a mean time of 16 weeks. Radiographic alignment of the carpus was satisfactory in 17 cases. The average Mayo wrist score was 80 with three excellent and two poor results. There was one patient with asymptomatic DISI deformity. Two patients had radiographic evidence of mid-carpal arthritis. One patient with a scaphoid nonunion required surgical repair with bone grafting. The results of this study suggest that a minimally invasive technique for treating acute trans-scaphoid perilunate fracture-dislocations can be considered as an alternative to open approaches.

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Received 24 June 2008

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