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Osteotomies, Core Decompression, and Denervation for the Treatment of Kienböck Disease
Kashyap K Tadisina1, Mitchell A Pet1
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, 660 S. Euclid Avenue. St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Abstract:
Various osteotomies, core decompression, and denervation all have demonstrated favorable outcomes in treatment of Kienböck disease. Given the rarity of this disease, there is a dearth of high-level comparative studies to direct treatment. In this article, the authors review the current literature surrounding these techniques, and provide summary recommendations for the procedure choice.
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