title: Avascular necrosis of the pisiform.
abstract: Avascular necrosis of the pisiform bone is a very rare condition. This paper reports a case and discusses this pathology and its diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Hand and Upper Extremity Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Ignacio University Hospital and Roosevelt Institute for Paediatric Orthopaedics, Javeriana University, Bogota, Colombia. lagarcia@javeriana.edu.co
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Vaca
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010146:Pain; D051220:Pisiform Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014457:Ulna