Shayesteh Azar Masoud, Shahab Kowsarian Seyed Ahmad, Mohseni-Bandpe Mohammad Ali, Hadian Atefeh
Department of Orthopaedics, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran, Iran.
Iran J Med Sci. 2011 Jun;36(2):133-5.
Kienbock's disease, which is an idiopathic osteonecrosis and collapse of the lunate bone, is an uncommon disease in children. This report describes a case of an 11-year-old girl, who presented with avascular necrosis of lunate bone confirmed by radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging evidence. After a short period of casting, the case was fully recovered within one year. The signal change was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging, and the deformity of lunate that was demonstrated by avascular necrosis. The patient wore a long arm cast for six weeks, and after one year radiographic pattern was normalized.
月骨无菌性坏死是一种特发性月骨缺血性坏死和塌陷，在儿童中是一种罕见疾病。本报告描述了一例11岁女孩，经X线和磁共振成像证据证实患有月骨缺血性坏死。经过短期石膏固定后，该病例在一年内完全康复。磁共振成像证实了信号变化，以及缺血性坏死所显示的月骨畸形。患者佩戴长臂石膏六周，一年后X线表现恢复正常。
