Scaphoid nonunion XXXX and results of the modified Matti-Russe technique.

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BACKGROUND: The best treatment for scaphoid nonunion fractures is still controversial. The main aim of this study was to determine the results of the modified Matti-Russe method of surgery on scaphoid nonunion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this prospective interventional study, 30 @entity1 with nonunion @entity174 recruited from clinics of the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences between October 2007 and March 2011 underwent the modified Matti-Russe method of surgery. Union rate was evaluated four and six months after the procedure. @entity13316 ( @entity13316 ) was calculated for the subjects six months after surgery. RESULTS: Mean age of the subjects was 25.9    7.8 years, ranging from 16 to 35 years. Twenty-seven (90%) were @entity1 , and three (10%) were @entity1 . Four and six months after surgery, 10 (33%) and 26 (86.7%) subjects had a united @entity174 . Mean @entity13316 was 75.0    8.8 in all the subjects, ranging from 54 to 90 six months after surgery. Three subjects (10%) were grouped as excellent, 9 (30%) good, 16 (53.3%) satisfactory, and 3 (6.7%) poor. CONCLUSION: A @entity174 or nonunion of the scaphoid bone can be a complex and troubling injury, but the modified Matti-Russe method showed satisfactory results six months after surgery.
