ArticleInternational orthopaedics2021
Pedicled vascularized bone grafts compared with xenografts in the treatment of scaphoid nonunion.
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- Surgical treatment of carpal scaphoid non-union: a systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Pooled it
- Assessment of bone quality using buccal and palatal autogenous cortical shells harvested from two different mandibular donor sites for maxillary alveolar ridge augmentation: a histomorphometric randomized clinical trial.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2021Trial
- Capitate sliding osteotomy combined with lunocapitate fusion for stage II/III scaphoid non-union advanced collapse.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Treatment of AVN-Induced Proximal Pole Scaphoid Nonunion Using a Fifth and Fourth Extensor Compartmental Artery as a Vascularized Pedicle Bone Graft: A Retrospective Case Series.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Treatment of scaphoid fractures and pseudarthroses with the human allogeneic cortical bone screw. A multicentric retrospective study.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2023Article
- Treatment of failed scaphoid nonunion fixation using free medial femoral condyle vascularized bone grafting.SICOT-J · 2023Article
- Locking plate osteosynthesis of scaphoid nonunion with severe bone defects: a case series.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Central and Eastern Europe actual orthopaedics profile.International orthopaedics · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionFractures of the scaphoid account for 60-70% of all wrist bone fractures. The results of treatment in terms of bone healing vary depending on the type and location of the fracture, the time elapsed since the injury, the type of surgical treatment. Nonunion occurs in 5-15% of the cases on average. The purpose of this paper is to compare the surgical techniques and results of treating scaphoid nonunion (SNU) with osteoplastic xenografts of bovine origin or a vascularized autograft of the distal part of the dorsal radius.
methodsWe compare two groups of patients with symptomatic SNU, treated surgically with either a vascularized graft (n = 15) or a xenograft of bovine origin (n = 15). In the presurgical stage, the demographic characteristics of the patients, the time elapsed between injury and surgery, and classification of the injury (Schonberg, Herbert-Fisher, and Geissler-Slade) were recorded. One year following surgery, bone healing, total duration of the treatment, complications, the Mayo wrist score, and answers to the DASH questionnaire were analyzed.
resultsNo statistically significant differences between the two groups of patients were observed for bone healing (86.7% vs 80%) or functional results. A highly significant difference was observed with respect to duration of the surgical intervention in favor of xenografts.
conclusionThe xenograft method is simple and relatively acceptable, providing good results in terms of healing and functionality.
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