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Kienböck disease

Case contributed by Hidayatullah Hamidi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Left wrist pain.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
mri

The lunate bone demonstrates diffuse signal loss on T1WI and heterogeneous signal on T2WI.

Case Discussion

Kienböck disease is referred to the osteonecrosis of the lunate bone.

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