Lunate replacement

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Kienbock disease.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Female
x-ray
Frontal
Lateral
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Minor dorsal tilting of the lunate replacement. Persistent widening of the neo-scapholunate interval and proximal migration of the capitate relative to intraoperative x-ray. Progressive radioscaphoid joint space narrowing and subchondral sclerosis in keeping with SLAC wrist.

Case Discussion

Case example of a lunate prosthesis.

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