Journal of Musculoskeletal Trauma

Surgical Treatment of Scaphoid Nonunion: Jae Ik Thim, Taek Sun Kim, Sung Jong Lee, Suk Ha Lee, Chang Moo Yoo, Kil Joo Han; J Korean Soc Fract 1996;9(1):15-23. Published online January 31, 1996; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1996.9.1.15

The scaphoid fracture is the most common fracture of the carpal bone in young men and has high incidence of nonunion. Many methods of treatment for nonunion of the carpal scaphoid have been described; bone grafting, screw fixation, pulsed electromagnetic field and cast, percutaneous pinning and Herbert screw fixation. Two of the commonest methods of treatment are Matti-Russe procedure and Herbert screw fixation and this paper compares these two surgical treatments. At the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea Veterans Hospital, from October 1988 to October 1994, 11 cases of the scaphoid nonunion had been treated by Matti-Russe procedure only (4 cases), Matti-Russe procedure with K-wire (2 cases) and Bone graft with Herbert screw fixation (5 cases) and followed up more than 1 year. The results were as follows; 1. Among 11 cases, 10 cases were male and 1 case was female and the range of age was 19-46 years (Mean 26.2 years). 2. The sites of fracture were confined to the waist in 9 cases (82%) and prox 1/3 in 2 cases (18%). 3. The treatment methods were Matti-Russe only in 4 cases, Matti-Russe procedure with K-wire in 2 cases and Bone graft with Herbert screw fixation in 5 cases. 4. Postoperative cast immobilization was done for 16.5 weeks in the cases treated by Matti-Russe procedure and for 4 weeks in the cases treated by Bone graft with Herbert screw fixation. 5. The union rate was 91 % after postoperative 4 months (Mean 4.1 months). 6. The results of treatment were excellent in 7 cases (64%), good in 3 cases (27%) and fair in 1 case(9%). Therefore the Matti-Russe procedure and Bone graft with Herbert Screw fixation are good procedures in the treatment of scaphoid nonunion. But, Bone graft with Herbert screw fixation is more useful in young men because of short periods of immobilization and early returning to work.

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Jae Kwang Kim, Jong Oh Kim, Seung Yup Lee, Nam Hoon Do
Journal of the Korean Fracture Society.2009; 22(2): 104. CrossRef

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The Treatment in Infected Nonunion of Distal Femoral Fracture: Report of two cases: Jong Oh Kim, Yon Sik Yoo, Suk Ha Lee, Sung Jong Lee, Taek Sun Kim, Jae Ik Sim; J Korean Soc Fract 1994;7(1):161-166. Published online May 31, 1994; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1994.7.1.161

Abstract PDF: It is reported that infected pathological fracture of distal femur has a difficulty in treatment The difficulties lie in; choosing a internal fixator, adequate sequestrectomy of infected lesion, limb shortening, long duration of immobilizatlon. We uses the external fixator in treatment of distal femoral fracture because it needs less devices in fracture site than the internal fixator, and it could get a rigid fixation. we uses the Ilizarov apparatus. The merits of Ilizarov are, early weight bearing; limb lengthening and easy compression and distraction. The one case in which limb length discrepancy is occured, is peformed by limb lengthening. In this study, we are going to argue about the two cases, of infected non-unlon of distal femoral fixation comparing with one another.

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A clinical study of acromioclavicular separation treated withoperative method: Yong Chan Lim, Jong Oh Kim, Taek Keun Ahn, Taek Sun Kim, Jae Ik Shim; J Korean Soc Fract 1992;5(1):7-13. Published online May 31, 1992; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1992.5.1.7

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