title: Idiopathic avascular necrosis of the scaphoid. A case report.
abstract: A single case of non-traumatic, idiopathic avascular necrosis of the carpal scaphoid is presented. It permits an informative correlation of clinical evolution. X-ray appearance, MR-imaging, macroscopic aspect and histological findings.
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Associates of Louisville, Kentucky 40202.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Büchler
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mazzucchelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography