Kienböck's disease: a case report

Youssef Omor; Ittimade Nassar; Ali Ajana; Nabil Moatassimbillah

doi:10.11604/pamj.2015.22.246.6837

The Pan African Medical Journal (Nov 2015)

Kienböck's disease: a case report

Youssef Omor,
Ittimade Nassar,
Ali Ajana,
Nabil Moatassimbillah

Affiliations

Youssef Omor: Department of Medical Imaging, Mohammed V University, URAC 30, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco
Ittimade Nassar: Department of Medical Imaging, Mohammed V University, URAC 30, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco
Ali Ajana: Department of Medical Imaging, Mohammed V University, URAC 30, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco
Nabil Moatassimbillah: Department of Medical Imaging, Mohammed V University, URAC 30, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2015.22.246.6837
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 246

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Kienböck disease is a condition characterized by avascular necrosis of the lunate bone. Advanced imaging can aid in the diagnosis and staging of Kienböck disease. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important adjunct to diagnosis. In particular, MRI is helpful early in the disease when plain radiographs may not reveal abnormalities. A 17 -year-old man with Kienböck disease who underwent radiography and MR is described in this article.

Published in The Pan African Medical Journal

ISSN: 1937-8688 (Online)
Publisher: The Pan African Medical Journal
Country of publisher: Kenya
LCC subjects: Medicine
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