Post-traumatic osteonecrosis of the lunate after fracture of the distal radius

Abstract

We present a case of post-traumatic osteonecrosis of the lunate after fracture of the distal radius. Post-traumatic osteonecrosis of the carpal lunate after a fracture of the distal radius has, to our knowledge, not been reported previously. We treated the patient with vascularised bone graft from the distal radius, with a satisfactory result.

Key Words::

• Kienböck disease
• distal radius fracture
• vascularised bone graft
• posttraumatic osteonecrosis