ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023
Arthroscopic treatment of stable nonunion, unstable nonunion, or nonunion of the scaphoid with early degenerative radioscaphoid arthritis.
Article in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Surgical treatment of carpal scaphoid non-union: a systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Pooled it
- Arthroscopic assisted versus open non-vascularized bone grafting in delayed union and nonunion of the scaphoid: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Arthroscopic osteosynthesis with demineralized bone matrix and bone marrow aspirated concentrate administration for nonunion of scaphoid in athletes.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Comparison of arthroscopy-assisted versus open reduction and fixation for treating scaphoid fractures.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Arthroscopic Versus Open Bone Grafting and Internal Fixation of Scaphoid Nonunion-A Systematic Review.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2024Review
- A Novel Technique of Arthroscopic-Assisted Four-Corner Fusion and Robot-Assisted Fixation for Scaphoid Nonunion Advanced Collapse Wrist: A Single Case Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThis study was designed to analyze the clinical follow-up results (minimum of 2 years) in patients with stable nonunion, unstable nonunion, or nonunion of the scaphoid with early degenerative radioscaphoid arthritis (Lichtman classification stage I-III) treated with arthroscopic osteosynthesis with autogenous bone graft.
methodsWe retrospectively recruited 44 consecutive patients with scaphoid fracture nonunion treated with arthroscopy-assisted percutaneous internal fixation with autogenous bone grafts from January 2010 to November 2019. We recorded union and return to activity and analyzed data with regular clinical follow-up at a mean duration of 33 months (range 24-46 months). Clinical (i.e., visual analog scale pain score, grip strength, and range of motion), radiographic, and functional (Mayo Modified Wrist Score (MMWS)) outcomes at the final follow-up were compared with the preoperative assessments and analyzed in patients with different stages.
resultsWe confirmed union in 39 of the 44 patients (88.6%) after a mean 15.4 weeks post-operatively according to clinical examinations and standard radiography. All clinical parameters improved significantly. For the MMWS, there were 25 excellent and 14 good results. Of the 44 patients, 40 (90.9%) returned to work or sports activities at their preinjury levels. Comparisons of the outcomes between patients in different stages of scaphoid nonunion revealed no significant difference in the aspect of union rate, VAS pain score, and functional score improvement.
conclusionsArthroscopic osteosynthesis with autogenous bone grafts is a reliable and minimally invasive method for achieving nonunion healing and improving clinical outcomes in stage I-III scaphoid nonunion. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, case series.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.