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Steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the capitate. A case report
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Abstract:
Avascular necrosis of the capitate is extremely rare and usually secondary to trauma. The authors present the third recorded case of avascular necrosis of the capitate following steroid therapy.

