Clinical Trial: A Comparative Study Between Radius and Capitate Shortening in Ulna Minus Variance Kienbock's Disease
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Avascular Necrosis of Lunate
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: A Comparative Study Between Radius and Capitate Shortening in Ulna Minus Variance Kienbock's Disease
Brief Summary:
Kienböck's disease refers to avascular necrosis of the lunate carpal bone, known as lunatomalacia.It was first recognized and described by Austrian radiologist Robert Kienböck's in 1910The lunate is the central bone in the proximal row, and it articulates with the scaphoid, capitate, triquetrum, and occasionally the hamate.More proximally, the lunate is a component of the radiocarpal joint, and it also articulates with the ulna via the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC)The exact cause of…
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