A comparison of scaphoid-trapezium-trapezoid fusion and four-bone tendon weave for scapholunate dissociation.
biomechanical · Level V
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Abstract
The contact characteristics of the radiocarpal joint (area, pressure, and ratios of scapholunate area, pressure and force transmitted) were determined with the use of pressure-sensitive film in seven normal wrists after ligament sectioning to create scapholunate instability, with reconstruction involving a scaphoid-trapezium-trapezoid fusion, and with reconstruction involving a four-bone tendon weave procedure. The results demonstrated that the scaphoid-trapezium-trapezoid fusion significantly altered the contact characteristics of the wrist, transferring load, pressure, and area to the radioscaphoid joint, thereby unloading the lunate. In contrast, the tendon weave reconstruction produced characteristics similar to those of the normal joint.
Medical subject headings
- Arthrodesis
- Bone Wires
- Joint Instability
- Tendon Injuries
- Wrist Injuries
Anatomy
- wrist