dc.contributor.author | Sitati, FC | |
dc.contributor.author | Thornburg, LE | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-22T09:42:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-22T09:42:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | East African Medical Journal Vol 90, No 1 (2013) | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ajol.info/index.php/eaoj/article/view/89905 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/70386 | |
dc.description.abstract | Kienböck’s disease is a rare disorder of the lunate bone resulting from vascular compromise to the bone. We describe a 23 year old female with a 6 year history of non traumatic left wrist pain and swelling. Radiography and Computerized Tomography (CT) scan were in keeping with late Kienböck’s disease. The patient underwent a proximal row carpectomy and had good outcome at 2 years follow up. There is no previous documented case or such treatment in this region. This case highlights the clinical presentation of this rare disorder and suggests its consideration as a differential diagnosis when dealing with non traumatic persistent wrist pain and swelling. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.title | Proximal row carpectomy in a 23 year old female with kienböck’s disease: a case report | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |