Management of scaphoid nonunion with avascular necrosis using 1,2 intercompartmental supraretinacular arterial bone graft

Dehghani, Mohamad; Soltanmohamadi, Mohamad; Tahririan, Mohammad Ali; Moezi, Mehdi; Daneshpajouhnejad, Parnaz; Zarezadeh, Abolghasem

Management of scaphoid nonunion with avascular necrosis using 1,2 intercompartmental supraretinacular arterial bone graft

Authors

¹ Department of Orthopedic, Orthopedic Surgery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

² Isfahan Medical Student Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Background: 1,2 ICSRA, introduced by Aidembery et al., is a well-established technique, with up to 100% union rate among different studies . The purpose of our study was to evaluate the outcome of scaphoid nonunion undergoing 1,2 ICSRA bone graft in Iran.
Materials and Methods: All participants who presented sequentially over a period of 24 months between 2010 and 2013 with nonunion scaphoid fracture with AVN in proximal pole were included in the study. Anteroposterior and lateral view plain radiographs of carpal bones were obtained for diagnosis of nonunion, and a diagnosis of avascular necrosis was made by MRI of the scaphoid. Subjects underwent 1,2 ICSRA bone graft surgery. Patients were assessed based on radiographs and the Mayo Wrist Score (MWS) questionnaire on before and after surgery. Data were analyzed using SPSS ver. 18 by paired t test.
Results: Overall, 16 patients (100% male) were included in the study. Mean age of subjects was 27.50 ± 5.86 (18 to 38). Mean Mayo score was 36.63 ± 8.92 and 83.75 ± 9.22 before and 6 month after surgery, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.001). after 8 weeks, 10 (62.5%) had union, and after 12 weeks, all subjects had union. Nine (56.25%) of our patients had excellent functional outcome, 5 (31.25%) had good and 2 (12.5%) had satisfactory functional outcome.
Conclusion: 1,2 ICSRA is a proper pedicle of vascularized bone graft due to the ease of visibility and dissection. The functional results and union rates were satisfactory in our study.

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