Kienböck’s Disease; the Length of Capitate and Third Metacarpal Bones
نویسندگان
1 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
2 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
3 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
doi
10.17795/soj-5659چکیده
Background: The relationship between negative ulnar variance and Kienböck’s disease is unknown and does not justify all of the cases. The present study planed the hypothesis that maybe the pressure from distal structures to the lunate bone plays a role in the etiology.