title: Treatment of Kienböck disease in an 11-year-old girl with temporary fixation of the scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal joint.
abstract: An 11-year-old girl with Kienböck disease (stage IIIA) was treated by temporary scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal fixation. It was fixed in a cast for four weeks and wires removed after eight weeks. Follow up examinations showed that movement of the wrist and grip strength were improved, and she had no pain while revascularisation of the lunate could be seen on magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan. shigema2@naramed-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shigematsu
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobata
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takakura
mesh_terms: D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods; D001858:Bone Nails; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*