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Case Reports
. 2008 Feb;51(1):E13-4.

Kienböck's disease: an unusual cause of wrist pain in a 13-year-old girl

Richard T Hurley  1 , Michael D McKee
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Case Reports

Kienböck's disease: an unusual cause of wrist pain in a 13-year-old girl

Richard T Hurley et al. Can J Surg. 2008 Feb.
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FIG. 1. Anteroposterior (left) and lateral (right) radiographs of the right wrist at the time of presentation demonstrate a flattened and sclerotic lunate bone with associated negative ulnar variance.
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FIG. 2. Anteroposterior (left) and lateral (right) radiographs 6 weeks postoperatively show progressive consolidation at the osteotomy site. The lunate bone appears to have increased height and density.
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