Excision and fascial interposition arthroplasty in the treatment of Kienböck's disease.
Capitate shortening with capitate-hamate fusion is a joint leveling procedure designed for patients with Kienböck's disease who are in the early phases of this disease; that is, they have minimal or no fragmentation of the lunate, no arthritis, and no ulnar-minus variance. The long-term clinical results have been very good, and revascularization occurs in a high percentage of cases.
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C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center, St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York.
D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000601:surgery*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000601:surgery