Functional and radiological results of partial capitate shortening osteotomy in the treatment of Kienböck’s disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdurrahman Murat Yıldırım ◽  
Ahmet Piskin ◽  
Bedri Karaismailoglu ◽  
Muhittin Sener

This study assessed the functional and radiological results of partial capitate shortening osteotomy in the treatment of Lichtman stage 2 and 3A Kienböck's disease. Nineteen patients who underwent partial capitate shortening osteotomy between 2014 and 2017 were included. Functional and radiological parameters were assessed both pre- and postoperatively. The mean age was 35 years and the mean follow-up was 16 months. Pain scores, wrist range of motion, hand and finger strength, carpal height ratio and lunate height were significantly improved compared with their preoperative values. Sixteen patients were able to return to work. Ten of them had complete and six had partial revascularization. The mean time taken to return to work was 62 days. No vascularity was achieved in three patients who were unable to return to work. Partial capitate shortening osteotomy is effective in the treatment of stage 2 and 3A Kienböck's disease with successful results both functionally and radiologically. Level of evidence: IV

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 761-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Viljakka ◽  
K. Tallroth ◽  
M. Vastamäki

Radial shortening osteotomy (RSO) as treatment for Kienböck’s disease usually improves patient symptoms for several years. Four small series have also shown that the effect may last for decades, but only two studies have used a patient-based assessment. We examined 16 patients, with a mean age at operation of 32 years, evaluating clinical and radiological results at a mean 25 (range 20 to 33) years after surgery. Three patients had progressive lunate collapse, of whom one patient needed a silicone implant arthroplasty 2 years after RSO and one patient a wrist fusion 16 years after RSO. The time between onset of symptoms and osteotomy in the remaining 14 patients averaged 20 months. The mean VAS for pain was 0.9 at rest, 0.9 with unloaded motion, 1.7 with slight, and 3.0 with heavy exertion. Two patients had marked wrist pain. Compared with the contralateral wrist the mean range of motion was 88%, grip strength was 95%, and key pinch 107%. The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand score averaged 6.1, and the Mayo wrist score, 79.3. The Lichtman stage remained unchanged in 56% of patients. The inner structure of the lunate improved in all patients, and its shape remained unchanged in half of the cases. Radial shortening osteotomy provides decade-long improvement in 75% of patients and seems to be a reasonable treatment for symptomatic Kienböck’s disease.


2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 708-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianbing Li ◽  
Zhijun Pan ◽  
Yunzhen Zhao ◽  
Xinlei Hu ◽  
Xiang Zhao

The aim of this study was to assess the results of capitate osteotomy and transposition for stage III Kienböck’s disease. Capitate osteotomy and transposition combined with an autologous iliac bone graft was carried out in 17 patients. At the final follow-up for a mean of 68 months (range 16–127 months) after surgery, the mean visual analogue scale score was 0.6 (range 0–5). The mean Wrightington wrist function score was 8. The mean grip strength was 79% of the unaffected side. There were 16 satisfactory results. The one unsatisfactory result occurred in a woman who developed a nonunion of the osteotomy. There were no other complications of the surgery. Our results show that capitate osteotomy and transposition is a simple and reliable method for the management of stage III Kienböck’s disease. Level of evidence: IV


2021 ◽  
pp. 175319342199991
Author(s):  
Alistair R. Hunter ◽  
David Temperley ◽  
Ian A. Trail

We report the short- to medium-term outcomes for patients with Kienböck’s disease and ulnar positive or neutral wrists treated by capitate shortening osteotomy combined with a 4 + 5 extensor compartmental artery vascularized bone graft placed in the lunate. This is a retrospective study of seven consecutive patients with Lichtman Stage 2 to 3B. Radiological and clinical outcomes were evaluated. Six patients maintained their Lichtman stage, one progressed. Mean time to union of the capitate was 10 weeks. Five of six lunates were completely revascularized on MRI scans, with one partial revascularization. Mean follow-up for functional scores was 40 months (range 15 to 62). Mean pain score improved significantly from 7.4/10 preoperatively to 1.9/10 postoperatively, and patient satisfaction was 9.2/10. Mean postoperative Quick Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand, Patient Evaluation Measure and Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation scores were improved. All patients returned to their previous work. We conclude that this procedure has good short- to medium-term outcomes. Level of evidence: IV


2018 ◽  
Vol 07 (05) ◽  
pp. 389-393
Author(s):  
Hirofusa Ichinose ◽  
Etsuhiro Nakao ◽  
Takaaki Shinohara ◽  
Masahiro Tatebe ◽  
Harumoto Yamada ◽  
...  

Background and Purpose Wrist swelling is a frequent clinical manifestation of Kienböck's disease, but no study has reported the site and pathology of wrist swelling in this disease. The aim of this study is to elucidate the site and pathology of wrist swelling in Kienböck's disease. Materials and Methods Dorsal and palmar soft tissue thicknesses of the wrist were measured on standard lateral radiographs of the wrist in 26 patients with Kienböck's disease and 30 subjects without intra-articular lesion. Axial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) views were examined to detect the site of swelling. The dorsal capsular ligament in three patients with Kienböck's disease underwent histological examination. Results Radiographic study confirmed dorsal wrist swelling in 24 of 26 (92%) patients examined compared with the contralateral unaffected wrists. MRI demonstrated thickening of the dorsal capsular ligament and extensor layer with synovial proliferation. Histological examination revealed nonspecific chronic inflammation. Conclusion Dorsal wrist swelling in Kienböck's disease is a common manifestation and constitutes a part of pathology of Kienböck's disease, although further study is required to clarify the relation between wrist swelling and etiology of Kienböck's disease. Level of Evidence This is a Level III study.


Author(s):  
Omer Ayik ◽  
Mehmet Demirel ◽  
Necmettin Turgut ◽  
Okyar Altas ◽  
Hayati Durmaz

Abstract Background Salvage procedures, such as proximal row carpectomy, limited or total wrist arthrodesis, and wrist replacement, are generally preferred to treat advanced Kienböck's disease. However, these procedures are particularly aggressive and may have unpredictable results and potentially significant complications. Questions/Purpose This study aimed to present the short- to mid-term clinical and functional results of arthroscopic debridement and arthrolysis in the management of advanced Kienböck's disease. Patients and Methods Fifteen patients in whom Lichtman Stages IIIA to IIIC or IV Kienböck's disease was diagnosed and treated by arthroscopic wrist debridement and arthrolysis were included in this retrospective study. The mean age was 30 years (range: 21–45). The mean follow-up period duration was 36 months (range: 18–60). The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) score, visual analog scale (VAS), wrist range of motion (ROM), and grip strength were measured preoperatively and then again at the final follow-up visit. Results The mean DASH and VAS scores improved from 41 (range: 31–52) and 7.1 (range: 6–8) preoperatively to 13 (range: 8–21) and 2 (range: 0–3; p < 0.001) at the final follow-up visit, respectively. The mean wrist flexion and extension values increased from 32 (range: 20–60 degrees) and 56 degrees (range: 30–70 degrees; p = 0.009) preoperatively to 34 (range: 10–65 degrees; p = 0.218) and 57 degrees (range: 30–70 degrees; p = 0.296) at the final follow-up appointment, respectively, although these findings were statistically insignificant. The mean strength of the hand grip increased from 22.7 (range: 9–33) to 23.3 (range: 10–34; p = 0.372). Conclusion Arthroscopic debridement and arthrolysis may improve wrist function and quality of life due to the preserved ROM and hand grip strength after short- to mid-term follow-up periods despite the radiographic progression of Kienböck's disease. Level of Evidence This is a Level IV, retrospective case series study.


2019 ◽  
Vol 08 (03) ◽  
pp. 226-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel J. Camus ◽  
Luc Van Overstraeten

AbstractIn Kienböck's disease, radius shortening osteotomy is the most common treatment. The Camembert procedure is a wedge osteotomy that shortens only the radius facing the lunate. Its aim is to offload the lunate by redirecting the compression stress of the grip forces toward the scaphoid. The purpose of this study was to determine if the Camembert osteotomy is effective in improving clinical symptoms and limits lunate collapse. The series include 10 patients who underwent a Camembert osteotomy for Kienböck's disease between 2002 and 2012 (one bilaterally). They are six men and four women, aged 40.6 years. Five patients had an additional ulnar shortening osteotomy if ulnar variance was neutral or positive. The mean follow-up is 7 years. Preoperatively, range of motion, grip strength, pain, and functional scores were poor. All osteotomies healed within 3 months. Extension, ulnar deviation, grip, functional scores improved significantly. In 10 cases, there were improvement in the T1 and T2 signals on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). There was no lunate collapse. This series shows good results with no worsening of the lunate shape. There was no ulnocarpal impingement. The Camembert osteotomy proposes to offload the lunate and redirect strains toward the scaphoid. The supposed interest is to protect the lunate from collapse. In this small series, the Camembert osteotomy improved function in patients with early stage Kienböck's disease. MRI aspects improve in most cases and no patients collapsed. Camembert can be used in combination with a Sennwald's ulnar shortening when ulnar variance is neutral or positive. Authors propose this procedure for Lichtman's stages 1–2–3A if there are no cartilage or ligament lesions. This is a Level IV, case series study.


1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-260
Author(s):  
S. S. KRISTENSEN ◽  
E. THOMASSEN ◽  
F. CHRISTENSEN

Forty four patients with forty seven wrists suffering from Kienböck’s disease were re-examined. The mean observation time was 20.5 years. In all forty seven wrists the treatment had been immobilization. Using a standard X-ray projection, and a reliable method of ulnar variance measuring, the ulnar variance was determined by three observers independently. Comparing the result with the ulnar variance in normal wrists we found the so-called “ulnar minus variant” overrepresented in patients with Kienböck’s disease. However, comparing X-rays taken at the time of diagnosis with X-rays at re-examination, we found in eight out of forty seven wrists that a subchondral bone formation in the distal radius opposite the lunate bone had taken place. This bone formation will tend to enhance the negative value of ulnar variance measurements, and suggests an explanation of the overrepresentation of “ulnar minus variants” in Kienböck’s disease. Excluding these eight wrists from the material and comparing the mean ulnar variance value in the remaining thirty nine wrists with the mean value in normal wrists no statistical difference was shown. Based on these observations it seems unlikely that the “ulnar minus variant” has any bearing on the cause of Kienböck’s disease.


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