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A new surgical option (strut bone graft), based on the results of morphological observation and a biomechanical experiment on the lunate, was tried on ten patients in the relatively early stages of Kienböck’s disease in which no significant bone collapse had been observed on X-rays. The surgical method consists of thorough curetting of the necrotized portion of the affected lunate followed by tight insertion of a columnar-shaped bone graft into the cavity resulting from the curettage.
Significant improvement of the preoperative clinical symptoms without further bone collapse as seen on X-rays was obtained in nine patients.
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Futami, T., Yamamoto, M., Nakamura, K. (1992). An Application of Strut Bone Graft in the Surgical Treatment for Kienböck’s Disease. In: Nakamura, R., Linscheid, R.L., Miura, T. (eds) Wrist Disorders. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-65874-0_14
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