Steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the capitate. A case report.
Avascular necrosis of the capitate is extremely rare and usually secondary to trauma. The authors present the third recorded case of avascular necrosis of the capitate following steroid therapy.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
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Minami
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