Avascular Necrosis of the Capitate

Avascular necrosis of the capitate.

Avascular necrosis of the capitate is a rare entity. The most common reported etiology is trauma. We report a case of avascular necrosis of the capitate in a patient with chronic wrist pain that began after a single episode of remote trauma.

Avascular Necrosis of the Capitate

Avascular Necrosis of the Scaphoid Preiser Disease

No consensus regarding optimal treatment or etiology of Preiser disease exists. We described the epidemiology,classification and treatment characteristics of 18 patients with Preiser disease. Patients with changes related to previoustrauma, and without radiographs were excluded. Based on the radiographs at diagnosis, we classified 13 scaphoids asHerbert Lanzetta stage II, four...

Bilateral avascular necrosis of the capitate. A case report and a review of the literature.

A case of bilateral avascular necrosis of the capitate is presented. A review of the literature has identified a clear-cut clinical syndrome. The aetiology and pathology of this syndrome is discussed and a new method of treatment is proposed.

A case of avascular necrosis of the capitate bone in a pallet car driver.

Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the capitate bone is very rare. It was first reported by Jonsson in 1942 and about 30 additional cases have been reported since. Most of the cases were associated with serious trauma, but in some cases, severe trauma has not played a major etiologic role. In our case, we propose that the cause of the avascular necrosis of the capitate bone was repetitive minor trauma...