Avascular necrosis of the pisiform.
Avascular necrosis of the pisiform bone is a very rare condition. This paper reports a case and discusses this pathology and its diagnosis.
Garcia
L A
LA
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
Vaca
J B
JB
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