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KIENBÖCK'S DISEASE IN AN 8 YEAR OLD BOY
Author(s) -
Hosking O. R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1989.tb01472.x
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , etiology , disease , pediatrics , kienböck's disease , dermatology , surgery , wrist , lunate
Kienböcks disease is an uncommon condition occurring in adults but rarely in children. A case occurring in an 8 year old boy is presented. This patient showed a strongly negative ulnar variant, which may have been an aetiological factor in his young presentation.