Treatment of Kienböck disease in an 11-year-old girl with temporary fixation of the scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal joint

Koji Shigematsu Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

Hiroshi Yajima Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan

Yasunori Kobata Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan

Kenji Kawamura Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan

Yasuaki Nakanishi Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan

Yoshinori Takakura Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan

Abstract

An 11-year-old girl with Kienböck disease (stage IIIA) was treated by temporary scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal fixation. It was fixed in a cast for four weeks and wires removed after eight weeks. Follow up examinations showed that movement of the wrist and grip strength were improved, and she had no pain while revascularisation of the lunate could be seen on magnetic resonance imaging.

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