Treatment of Kienbock's Disease Using Fascia Latae: Two Cases Report
10.4055/jkoa.1985.20.5.981
- Author:
Jae Do KANG
;
Man Ku YOU
;
Hong Jae YOO
;
Jun Hee LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Kienbock's disease;
Fascia latae
- MeSH:
Fascia Lata;
Fascia;
Follow-Up Studies;
Methods;
Necrosis;
Osteonecrosis
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1985;20(5):981-985
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Avascular necrosis of the carpal lunate (Kienbock's Disease) was first described by Peste in 1843. It's etiology is still unknown. Since Lippman, in 1949, there have been many operative treatments for this disease but they had many complications and technical difficulties. The treatment of Kienbock's disease by resection of the lunate and replacement with fascia lata through the dorsal approach is very simple in operation method and its results were satisfactory in follow up study for postop 12, 18 months. We report two cases of Kienbock's disease with brief review of literature.
