An operative procedure for advanced Kienbock's disease. Excision of the lunate and subsequent replacement with a tendon-ball implant

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-215

  Ueba, Yasuo ^a   Nosaka, Kenjiro ^b   Seto, Yoichi ^c   Ikeda, Noboru ^d   Nakamura, Takashi ^d  

^a Shiragikuen Hospital   (Japan)

^b Shimada Municipal Hospitalm ^*  (Japan)

^c Medical Center for Children   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Avascular necrosis; Kienbock's disease; Lunate; Tendon implant; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND GRIP; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; KIENBOECK DISEASE; LUNATE BONE; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

EID: 0033059128     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007760050095     Document Type: Article

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