Background Idiopathic avascular necrosis of the lunate is known as Kienböck's disease and that of the scaphoid is known as Preiser's disease. Because the prevalence of coexisting Kienböck's and Preiser's diseases is very low, standardized stages of ...
Seungbae Oh +4 more
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Bone Grafting and Unloading Procedures for Stage 1–3a Kienbock’s Disease [PDF]
Introduction: Kienbock’s disease is an avascular necrosis of the lunate. Although the etiology is not well known, the progression of the disease from ischemia to lunate collapse to arthritis is well documented.
Gowthaman Chidambaram +2 more
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Kienböck’s Disease – A Case Report: Treatment of Two Advanced Cases [PDF]
Introduction: Kienböck’s disease is a rare and progressive osteonecrotic condition of the lunate that, in the absence of appropriate management, can result in irreversible structural deterioration of the wrist, collapse of the carpal architecture, and ...
Daniel Dos Santos Rocha +3 more
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Arthroscopic Lunate Excision Provides Excellent Outcomes for Low-Demand Patients with Advanced Kienböck's Disease. [PDF]
Purpose To examine the clinical outcomes of arthroscopic lunate excisions for advanced Kienböck’s disease. Methods Fifteen patients (six men and nine women; mean age: 65 years; range: 48‐83 years) with advanced Kienböck’s disease, who underwent arthroscopic lunate resection between April 2008 and March 2016, were reviewed clinically and ...
Shimizu T +8 more
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Scapho-luno-capitate fusion with proximal lunate articular surface preservation for management of grade IIIA Kienböck’s disease: a prospective case series [PDF]
Background Kienböck’s disease is idiopathic lunate avascular necrosis, which may lead to lunate collapse, abnormal carpal motion and wrist arthritis.
Ahmed Shams +3 more
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Functional Outcomes after Radial Shortening Osteotomy in Stage IIIA Kienböck’s Disease: A Five-Patient Case Series [PDF]
Introduction: Kienböck’s disease results from compromised lunate vascularity and often affects young individuals performing heavy manual tasks. Radial shortening osteotomy (RSO) is widely used to reduce lunate loading in cases with ulnar-negative ...
Pramod Kumar +5 more
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Kienbock’s Disease in a Young Female without Classical Risk Factors: A Case Report with 1-year Functional Outcome Following Proximal Row Carpectomy [PDF]
Introduction: Kienbock’s disease is a rare and progressive condition characterized by avascular necrosis of the lunate, leading to chronic wrist pain, functional impairment, and eventual carpal collapse.
R. Karu Shanmuga Karthikeyan +3 more
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Changes in wrist joint contact area following radial shortening osteotomy for Kienböck’s disease [PDF]
We hypothesized that the contact area of the articular surface of the wrist joint could be evaluated using a custom-designed analytical program. The aim of the study was to compare the articular contact area of the wrist joint before and after radial ...
Junki Shiota +5 more
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Lunatum excision and limited intercarpal fusion in advanced Kienböck’s disease: scaphocapitate versus capitohamate fusion [PDF]
Objective: This study aimed to compare the clinical and radiological results of scaphocapitate fusion (SCF) and capitohamate fusion (CHF) combined with lunate excision in advanced Kienböck’s disease. Methods: Patients over 18 years of age who were in
İbrahim Muhittin Şener +5 more
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Scapho-Capitate Fusion in Grade (III C) keinbock I Disease (Short Time Follow Up) [PDF]
Bachground - Kienböck’s disease is avscular-necrosis wrist condition in addition to osteo-necrosis, lunato-malacia or ischemic-necorotic of the lunate bone.
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