Presentation
Atraumatic chronic wrist pain.
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Kienböck disease
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collapse, deformity, and sclerosis of the lunate bone indicate Kienbock disease
ulnar negative variance
Case Discussion
Kienbock disease is idiopathic avascular necrosis of the lunate bone, seen mostly in younger adults and associated with negative ulnar variance.