Kienböck's disease in a 6-year-old boy.
A case of avascular necrosis of the lunate bone in a 6-year-old boy is reported. This is the youngest child reported in literature with Kienböck's disease. Clinical and radiological healing was obtained with conservative treatment. Non-operative management is recommended in children with avascular necrosis of the lunate bone.
Docquier
Pierre-Louis
PL
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium. Pierre-Louis.Docquier@uclouvain.be
Traore
Alidou
A
Hugon
Sébastien
S
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy