title: The Proposal and Early Results of Capitate Forage as a New Treatment Method for Kienböck's Disease.
abstract: Kienböck's disease is a type of avascular necrosis which disrupts the biomechanics of the wrist as a result of the changes it creates in the lunate bone. Its treatment generally consists of osteotomies intended to relieve the pressure on the bone, pedicle bone grafting applications aiming to increase bone blood supply, and salvage procedures. Capitate forage is a safe and simple-to-apply surgical treatment method which is intended to enhance neovascularization of the lunate much like a radius osteotomy or core decompression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Research Hospital, E-5 Karayolu Cevizli, Kartal, 34890 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil Ibrahim
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Bekler
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Research Hospital, E-5 Karayolu Cevizli, Kartal, 34890 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yiğit
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Erdag
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Research Hospital, E-5 Karayolu Cevizli, Kartal, 34890 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seyit Ali
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Gumustas
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Research Hospital, E-5 Karayolu Cevizli, Kartal, 34890 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pehlivanoglu
keywords: Kienböck's disease; Lunate