Radial shortening for the treatment of Kienböck's disease
Twelve patients with Kienbock's disease were treated by radial shortening. Eight patients were in stage II and four in stage III. After an average of 5 years, relief of pain was satisfactory in 10 patients; 8 were in stage II before operation and 2 in stage III. Two patients were dissatisfied b...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1993 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Navarra |
| Repositorio: | Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/28054 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/28054 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Osteochondritis/physiopathology/surgery Radius/physiopathology/surgery Range of Motion, Articular |
| Sumario: | Twelve patients with Kienbock's disease were treated by radial shortening. Eight patients were in stage II and four in stage III. After an average of 5 years, relief of pain was satisfactory in 10 patients; 8 were in stage II before operation and 2 in stage III. Two patients were dissatisfied because they had persistent pain; both were in stage III before surgery. The range of motion improved moderately. Nonunion at the site of radial osteotomy did not occur. Radiographs at follow up showed consolidation and healing of the lunate in 2 patients, nonprogression of the disease in 9 and increase of the carpal collapse in 1. The procedure helps to prevent further collapse of the lunate especially in stage II and in some patients in stage III. |
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