Conservative versus operative treatment for Kienböck's disease. A retrospective study.
J Hand Surg Br
; 23(1): 33-6, 1998 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
In this retrospective study on Kienböck's disease, a comparison was made between 21 cases operated on by various techniques and 22 cases treated conservatively, with a mean follow-up of 65 months. Operative management of the disease did not show any superiority over conservative treatment. Moreover, surgery was responsible for a loss of mobility of 24%, and for a change in social activities in about a quarter of the patients, while grip strength was only slightly improved. Surgical indications for Kienböck's disease should be carefully considered, keeping in mind their side-effects, and the relative benignity in some cases of the natural course of the disease.
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Osteocondrite
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Observational_studies
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Adult
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J Hand Surg Br
Ano de publicação:
1998
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Article
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França