[The place of palliative operations in treatment of complaints caused by scaphoid pseudoarthrosis (author's transl)].

The application of palliative operations intending the termination or the reduction of complaints caused by scaphoid pseudarthrosis have been reviewed in details on the basis of literature and according to own experiences. The indications of styloidectomy and the indications of the removal of the proximal end, as well as the extent of styloidectomy have been exactly defined. Styloidectomy as supplemental surgical intervention is not more applied. The results obtained by styloidectomy have been reviewed (57) cases. They did not do denervation, the Bentzon's-operation is regarded to be out of date.