Preiser’s disease in a five-fingered hand

Abstract

Preiser’s disease, also known as idiopathic avascular necrosis of the scaphoid, and five-fingered hand are rare hand conditions. In this report, we present a case of a 25 year old female patient who had avascular necrosis of the scaphoid and five-fingered hand.

Keywords:

• Five fingered hand
• Grip strength
• Midcarpal arthrodesis
• Preiser disease

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Declaration of funding

This report was not funded.

Authors contributions: M.D. and A.S. carried out the study and drafted the manuscript. B.K., U.G., S.A., and K.O. participated in the design of the study, while U.G. and S.A. participated in carrying out the study and reviewing the references. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Declaration of financial/other relationships

M.D., A.S., B.K., U.G., S.A., and K.O. have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with or financial interests in any commercial companies related to this study or article.

CMRO peer reviewers on this manuscript have no relevant financial or other relationships to disclose.

Acknowledgment

We thank the patient for giving us verbal and written consent to write this report and submit it for publication.