A Scapholunate Ligament-Sparing Technique Utilizing the Medial Femoral Condyle Corticocancellous Free Flap to Reconstruct Scaphoid Nonunions With Proximal Pole Avascular Necrosis.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
This article demonstrates a technique for the treatment of scaphoid fracture waist and proximal pole nonunions with avascular necrosis using a free vascularized medial femoral condyle flap. We present our surgical technique and representative case examples in which the scapholunate ligament, a key structure required to preserve carpal kinematics, is spared.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Transplantation
- Fractures, Ununited
- Free Tissue Flaps
- Osteonecrosis
- Scaphoid Bone
Anatomy
- femur