[The tendon interposition plastic with partly necrosised scaphoid pseudarthrosis (author's transl)]

We have seen in 4 cases of 46 operated scaphoid pseudarthrosis aseptic bone necrosis of a fragment. According to the tendon interposition plastic of Froimson for the substitute arthrose of the saddlepoint of the thumb. We exstirpated the bionecrotic fragment of the scaphoid, splitted the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis muscle, removed a part of the tendon from the belly of the muscle, rolled it in and fixed it in the excavated cavity of the bone. After an observation time of 6 months to 1.5 years all 4 patients have not developed complications.