Unilateral osteonecrosis in a patient with bilateral os centrale carpi: imaging findings.
The os centrale carpi is one of the accessory ossicles that have been described in the carpus. We report on the imaging findings of a rare case of unilateral osteonecrosis in a patient with bilateral os centrale carpi. The differential diagnosis of this entity and the suggested etiology for the development of osteonecrosis are discussed.
Abascal
F
F
Department of Radiology, Instituto Radiológico Cántabro, Clínica Mompía, Mompía, 39100 Cantabria, Spain.
Cerezal
L
L
del Piñal
F
F
García-Valtuille
R
R
García-Valtuille
A
A
Canga
A
A
Torcida
J
J
D000328:Adult; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium