title: Case reports: osteonecrosis of the capitate: a pediatric case report.
abstract: We present what we think is the first documented occurrence of osteonecrosis of the capitate in a skeletally immature patient. Atraumatic osteonecrosis of the capitate is rare, and all reported cases have occurred in adults. Our pediatric patient was treated with observation and limited immobilization. He achieved a full recovery clinically and radiographically after 1 year. A review of the literature pertaining to osteonecrosis of the capitate also is provided.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-1080, USA.
authors.forename: C Scott
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: Kayvon D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Izadi
authors.forename: Paul W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Esposito
mesh_terms: D051224:Capitate Bone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006225:Hand / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome