[Possibilities for revascularization in early and late stage lunate malacia]. 1998

A Renner, and L Egri, and G Hardy
Zentralinstitut für Traumatologie, Handund Mikrochirurgische Abteilung, Budapest.

There are various biomechanical procedures for the treatment of lunate necrosis in the literature, but only a few deal with the possible revascularisation of the bone. We used the second dorsal metacarpal vascular bundle implantation technique in different stages of Kienböck's disease. Since 1990, twelve patients were treated by this method. In stage I-II according to Lichtman, we implanted the vessels in the lunate after excochleation and cancellous bone grafting, in stage III we used a modified form of the Graner operation and revascularised the proximalised part of the capitate. In the first group, six patients, we observed significant improvement in five cases clinically, radiologically confirmed stagnation of the process in four cases. In the second group of six patients, the clinical symptoms improved in four cases, three patients had to change work and one patient developed a pseudarthrosis between the capitate and corticocancellous block, but the proximalised part of capitate survived in all cases. Vascular bundle implantation can be a helpful method in early stages of lunate necrosis, helping to slow or to stop the progression of the disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008866 Microsurgery The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010007 Osteochondritis Inflammation of a bone and its overlaying CARTILAGE. Meniscitis,Meniscitides,Osteochondritides
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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