Excessive radial shortening in Kienböck's disease.
Two patients with Kienböck's disease who had been treated by radial shortening developed ulnar wrist pain post-operatively due to excessive radial shortening. In both cases, ulnar shortening was required to improve symptoms and function. Excessive radial shortening can cause ulnar wrist pain and compromise the improvement of grip strength and range of motion of the wrist.
Nakamura
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
Horii
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Imaeda
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D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014457:Ulna / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014953:Wrist / Q000503:physiopathology