Comparison between fixation with Herbert screws and Kirschner wires in the treatment of scaphoid pseudoarthrosis

Volume: 36 Number: 1 September 11, 2006
  • İbrahim Tuncay
  • Ali Dogan
  • Suleyman Alpaslan
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Comparison between fixation with Herbert screws and Kirschner wires in the treatment of scaphoid pseudoarthrosis

Abstract

Objectives: To compare the treatment results of patients with scaphoid pseudoarthrosis, who were treated by autogenous cancellous bone grafting followed by fixation with Herbert screws or Kirschner wires. Methods: The study included 19 men (mean age 28 years, range 20 to 41 years) who were treated for scaphoid pseudoarthrosis and had a minimum follow-up of 12 months. Treatment was comprised of autogenous cancellous bone grafting and fixation with Herbert screws (n=10) or Kirschner wires (n=9). Fifteen right and four left hands were affected. The mean duration between the traumatic event and surgery was 20 months (range 3 to 72 months). Fractures were localized in the proximal pole (n=4, 21%), waist (n=13, 68%), and in the distal pole (n=2, 11%). The mean follow-up was 16 months for Herbert screws, and 21 months for Kirschner wires. Results: None of the patients exhibited a loss in range of motion of 10° or more. The mean time to union was six months (range 3 to 20 months) with Herbert screws and eight months (range 4 to 22 months) with Kirschner wires. All patients had union with Kirschner wires, whereas non-union occurred in three patients with Herbert screws, two of whom had had proximal pole fractures. Radiologic outcome was significantly different between the two groups (p<0.01). Conclusion: Because of good vascularity and union potential, scaphoid pseudoarthrosis can be successively treated by an appropriate surgical technique using autogenous cancellous grafting independent of fixation materials.

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İbrahim Tuncay This is me

Ali Dogan This is me

Suleyman Alpaslan This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2002 Volume: 36 Number: 1

APA
Tuncay, İ., Dogan, A., & Alpaslan, S. (2006). Comparison between fixation with Herbert screws and Kirschner wires in the treatment of scaphoid pseudoarthrosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 36(1), 17-21. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i1.919
AMA
1.Tuncay İ, Dogan A, Alpaslan S. Comparison between fixation with Herbert screws and Kirschner wires in the treatment of scaphoid pseudoarthrosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;36(1):17-21. doi:10.3944/aott.v36i1.919
Chicago
Tuncay, İbrahim, Ali Dogan, and Suleyman Alpaslan. 2006. “Comparison Between Fixation With Herbert Screws and Kirschner Wires in the Treatment of Scaphoid Pseudoarthrosis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36 (1): 17-21. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i1.919.
EndNote
Tuncay İ, Dogan A, Alpaslan S (September 1, 2006) Comparison between fixation with Herbert screws and Kirschner wires in the treatment of scaphoid pseudoarthrosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36 1 17–21.
IEEE
[1]İ. Tuncay, A. Dogan, and S. Alpaslan, “Comparison between fixation with Herbert screws and Kirschner wires in the treatment of scaphoid pseudoarthrosis”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 17–21, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v36i1.919.
ISNAD
Tuncay, İbrahim - Dogan, Ali - Alpaslan, Suleyman. “Comparison Between Fixation With Herbert Screws and Kirschner Wires in the Treatment of Scaphoid Pseudoarthrosis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 36/1 (September 1, 2006): 17-21. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v36i1.919.
JAMA
1.Tuncay İ, Dogan A, Alpaslan S. Comparison between fixation with Herbert screws and Kirschner wires in the treatment of scaphoid pseudoarthrosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;36:17–21.
MLA
Tuncay, İbrahim, et al. “Comparison Between Fixation With Herbert Screws and Kirschner Wires in the Treatment of Scaphoid Pseudoarthrosis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 36, no. 1, Sept. 2006, pp. 17-21, doi:10.3944/aott.v36i1.919.
Vancouver
1.İbrahim Tuncay, Ali Dogan, Suleyman Alpaslan. Comparison between fixation with Herbert screws and Kirschner wires in the treatment of scaphoid pseudoarthrosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;36(1):17-21. doi:10.3944/aott.v36i1.919