Current Trends in Treatment of Kienböck Disease

Cushing’s disease: current trends in treatment

Imaging of Kienböck disease.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of Kienböck disease focusing on imaging findings, including the relevant anatomy, pathophysiology, and treatment of Kienböck disease and the differential diagnoses (pseudo-Kienböck lesions). CONCLUSION Kienböck disease is a condition marked by avascular necrosis of the lunate bone. MRI is useful in diagnosis and staging and shoul...

Kienböck Disease: Moving Forward.

Over the past decade, a plethora of new information has been reported regarding etiology, natural history, classification, and treatment options for lunate osteonecrosis. New disease classifications have been described based on advanced imaging determination of lunate viability as well as a cartilage-based arthroscopic classification. Here we review the newest literature regarding Kienböck dise...

Treatment of Kienböck disease by lunate core decompression.

PURPOSE Kienböck disease is characterized by avascular necrosis of the lunate bone, which is usually progressive without treatment. This study examined lunate core decompression for its treatment potential. METHODS We surgically treated 20 patients with stage 1 to 3b Kienböck disease with lunate core decompression. We evaluated pain, range of motion, functional disability, and radiographic in...

The Radiological Prevalence of Incidental Kienböck Disease

  Background:To determine the prevalence of incidental Kienböck disease.   Methods: A retrospective analysis of 150,912 radiological reports or images obtained over a five year period was performed of 76,174 patients who underwent a radiograph or computed tomography scan which included the wrist, in Edinburgh and Lothian, UK. Results: There were 5 cases of incidental Kienböck disease and 13 cas...