Capitate-hamate fusion for Kienböck's disease
8 patients with Kienböck's disease and without negative ulnar variance were treated with a modification of Chuinard's capitate-hamate fusion. All patients returned to their normal activities free of pain. The postoperative wrist motion was unchanged, but the grip strength was increased.
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Acta orthopaedica 1992, Vol.63 (5), p.560-562 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 8 patients with Kienböck's disease and without negative ulnar variance were treated with a modification of Chuinard's capitate-hamate fusion. All patients returned to their normal activities free of pain. The postoperative wrist motion was unchanged, but the grip strength was increased. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-3674 1745-3682 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/17453679209154738 |