Table 1.
Comparative outcomes for scaphocapitate arthrodesis and proximal row carpectomy
| Study | Methods | N | Number with Kienbock’s disease | Postoperative flex-extension arc | Grip strength (% contralateral) | Failures | Average follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luegmair [8] | Retrospective analysis of SC arthrodesis | 10 | 10 (100 %) | 87° | 60 % | 1 (10 %) nonunion but declined revision 1 (10 %) subsequent PRC 1 (10 %) subsequent radial styloidectomy 1 (10 %) EPL tenolysis |
8.75 years |
| Delétang [18] | Retrospective analysis of SC arthrodesis | 31 | 0 (0 %) | 80° | 19 % | 2 (6 %) patients required radiocarpal arthrodesis | 5 years |
| Sennwald [13] | Retrospective analysis of SC arthrodesis | 11 | 11 (100 %) | 64° | 83 % | Unknown | 1.5 years |
| Pisano [11] | Retrospective analysis of SC arthrodesis | 17 | 9 (53 %) | 74° | 74 % | 2 (12 %) revisions for nonunion | 1.95 years |
| Ali [1] | Retrospective analysis of PRC | 61 | 13 (21 %) | 69° | 48 % | 12 (20 %) failures requiring arthrodesis or arthroplasty | 19.8 years |
| DiDonna [4] | Retrospective analysis of PRC | 22 | 7 (32 %) | 72° | 91 % | 4 (18 %) failures requiring arthrodesis | 10 years |
| Imbriglia [20] | Retrospective analysis of PRC | 27 | 5 (19 %) | 84° | 80 % | Unknown | 4 years |
| Wyrick [19] | Four-corner arthrodesis compared with PRC (PRC Data) | 27 | Unknown | 115° | 94 % | No failures in PRC group | 3.1 years |
PRC proximal row carpectomy; SC scaphocapitate; EPL extensor pollicis longus