title: Kienböck's disease in a 6-year-old boy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium. Pierre-Louis.Docquier@uclouvain.be
authors.forename: Pierre-Louis
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Docquier
authors.forename: Alidou
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Traore
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hugon
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy