Surgical Treatment of Patient with Advanced Kienböck’s Disease: A Case Report [PDF]
Relevance. For more than a century, many methods of treating Kienböck’s disease have been developed, although none of them could achieve consistently good results. The transposition of the pisiform into the lunate location after removal of the latter, as
V. V. Khominets +3 more
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Superselective angiography of the wrist in patients with Kienböck’s disease
Background Microvascular problems like increased intraosseous pressure or venous congestion may influence the development of Kienböck’s disease. We examined if wrist position modifies the blood flow in the nutrient vessels. Methods Retrospective analysis
S. Kim +5 more
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Kienböck’s Disease: Case Report - Case Report
Osteonecrosis is defined as the death of bone due to interruption of the blood supply to the bone. Kienböck’s disease is osteonecrosis of lunate bone as a result of heavy repetitive loading on wrist.
Hayal Güler +3 more
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Tendon Interposition and Ligament Reconstruction with ECRL Tendon in the Late Stages of Kienböck’s Disease: A Cadaver Study [PDF]
Background. The optimal surgical treatment for Kienböck’s disease with stages IIIB and IV remains controversial. A cadaver study was carried out to evaluate the use of coiled extensor carpi radialis longus tendon for tendon interposition and a strip ...
Nazım Karalezli +6 more
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Objective: Treatment methods in Kienböck’s disease remain controversial despite the long-term awareness of the disease by orthopedic surgeons. Currently, excisional arthroplasty with a palmaris longus tendon ball is one of the most frequently used ...
Levent Kucuk +4 more
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Diagnostic performance of traditional radiographic indices in detection of carpal collapse in Kienböck's disease. [PDF]
Correctly identifying carpal collapse is important for adequate treatment of Kienböck’s disease. This study aimed to assess the accuracy of traditional radiographic indices in detecting carpal collapse to differentiate between Lichtman stages IIIa and ...
Luitjens J +5 more
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Lunatum excision and scaphocapitate arthrodesis in Kienböck’s disease
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare functional results before and after lunatum excision and scaphocapitate arthrodesis (SCA) using an angular stable circular plate in patients with Lichtman’s stage IIIB Kienböck’s disease.
Güzelali Özdemir +5 more
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The Natural History of Kienböck's Disease Diagnosed at More than 50 Years of Age. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Previous literatures suggest that the prognosis of Kienböck’s disease might be favorable despite no surgery if it is diagnosed in late age, but the evidence is not clear.
Hwang JS, Shim BJ, Li Q, Kim J, Baek GH.
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Risk factors for Kienböck's disease and need for surgical intervention: a nationwide register study from Finland. [PDF]
Introduction: This study was designed to investigate the association between previously known risk factors for other avascular necrosis disorders of bone and Kienböck’s disease and the need for surgical intervention.
Wernér K +4 more
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Kienböck's Disease - Incidence and operations in Finland: a nationwide register study. [PDF]
This study assessed the nationwide incidence of Kienböck’s Disease, and operations performed for Kienböck’s Disease from the Care Register for Health Care in Finland 1996–2022.
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