title: Closing radial wedge osteotomy for Preiser's disease: a case report.
abstract: A case of Preiser's disease treated with closing radial wedge osteotomy is reviewed and the therapeutic effect is reported. A good result was obtained in the short term and we believe that this surgical method could become one of the choices for surgical treatment to alleviate pain in Preiser's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan. ousuke0823@jeans.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Ousuke
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawaizumi
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nambu
authors.forename: Hiromoto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D018771:Arthralgia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011884:Radius / Q000601:surgery*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery