title: Vascularized pedicled bone graft for avascular necrosis of the capitate: case report.
abstract: Avascular necrosis of the capitate is a rare disorder of unknown etiology that causes wrist pain and limitation of function. We present a case of a 15-year-old boy successfully treated with vascularized pedicled bone graft from the dorsal aspect of the distal radius.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Ogori and the Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi 754-0002, Japan. yhattori@saikyo.or.jp
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Kazuteru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Soutetsu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Kiminori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yukata
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shafi
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akhundov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D051224:Capitate Bone; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011884:Radius / Q000637:transplantation*