Kienböck disease

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Chronic wrist pain. No history of trauma or overuse.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Female

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

mri

Signal loss of the lunate on T1-weighted images.

Case Discussion

Typical appearances of Kienbock disease (AVN of the lunate). 

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