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Kienbock’s disease and juvenile idiopathic arthritis
NM Desy, M Bernstein, EJ Harvey, E Hazel
ABSTRACT: Kienbock’s disease or osteonecrosis of the lunate is an uncommon
cause of wrist pain. Though there have been several reports of cases in patients
with various rheumatologic diseases, the precise etiology has currently not been
established. We report a case of Kienbock’s disease that occurred in a patient with
juvenile idiopathic arthritis. To our knowledge, this is the first case report with an
association between these two conditions.
KEYWORDS: Kienbock’s disease, osteonecrosis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, lunatomalacia,
avascular necrosis.
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