Treatment of Kienböck disease in an 11-year-old girl with temporary fixation of the scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal joint.
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.
Shigematsu
Koji
K
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan. shigema2@naramed-u.ac.jp
Yajima
Hiroshi
H
Kobata
Yasunori
Y
Kawamura
Kenji
K
Nakanishi
Yasuaki
Y
Takakura
Yoshinori
Y
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*