Fadi Bouri, Ashraf T Hantouly, Osama Alzobi, Ahmad A Toubasi, Hammam Kayali, Mazhar Fuad, Mohammad Muneer, Elisabet Hagert, Ayman Ibrahim
PURPOSE: To report the functional and radiological outcomes of scaphocapitate (SC) arthrodesis in the treatment of Kienböck disease. METHODS: This meta-analysis was conducted with adherence to PRISMA guidelines. Google Scholar, PubMed, Cochrane and Virtual Health Library were searched from inception until November 2022. All original studies that investigated the outcomes of scaphocapitate fusion in Kienböck disease were included. Exclusion criteria were arthroscopically performed fusions, concomitant radial shortening, traumatic or other etiologies of lunate avascular necrosis, and studies published in languages other than English...
July 2023: Journal of hand surgery global online