[MRI in the postoperative assessment of pseudoarthrosis of the scaphoid bone treated by corticocancellous bone graft. Report of 31 cases].

Thirty one scaphoid pseudarthroses treated by corticocancellous bone graft between November 1985 and December 1988 were reviewed with a mean follow-up of 33.9 months. Clinical examination assessed pain, wrist mobility, and strength of grip. Radiological assessment evaluated consolidation of the corticocancellous graft, the presence or absence of graft resorption and the possible presence of radiocarpal osteoarthritis. A discordance between clinical and radiographic results was observed. Six patients had an excellent or good clinical result, but a poor radiological result and one patient with a poor clinical result presented an excellent radiological result. We therefore decided to use MRI to more clearly define the cause of this discordance and to verify the viability of the graft.