Wedge osteotomies of the radius for Kienböck’s disease: A biomechanical analysis

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-42

  Kam, Benjamin ^a,b   Topper, Steven M ^a,b   McLoughlin, Sean ^a,b   Liu, Qi ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rampart Hand Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Kienb ck s disease; Osteonecrosis; Osteotomy; Radius; Wedge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NECROSIS; BONE STRESS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIENBOECK DISEASE; LUNATE BONE; MEASUREMENT; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNA; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0036141940     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2002.29489     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Radial shortening for the treatment of Kienbock’s disease. A 5-10 year follow-up
2. Radial shortening for Kienbock’s disease
3. Radial shortening osteotomy for treatment of Kienbock’s disease
4. The optimum correcting angle of wedge osteotomy at the distal end of the radius for Kienbock’s disease
5. Biomechanical analysis of radial wedge osteotomy for the treatment of Kienbock’s disease
6. Biomechanical evaluation of operative procedures to treat Kienbock’s disease
7. Strain-gauge evaluation of lunate unloading procedures
8. A biomechanical comparison of the methods for treating Kienbock’s disease
9. Effect on force transmission across the carpus in procedures used to treat Kienbock’s disease
10. Radial shortening for Kienbock’s disease: Factors affecting the operative result
11. Radial wedge osteotomy for Kienbock’s disease
12. Radial closing wedge osteotomy for Kienböck’s disease