Disease or Syndrome
Kienbock disease
Also called:
Kienbock's Disease
Definitions related to kienbock disease:
  • (morbus kienboeck) Morbus Kienboeck is a Juvenile aseptic necrosis affecting the Os lunatum.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Osteonecrosis of the lunate.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Kienb�ck disease is avascular necrosis of the lunate bone. Symptoms include wrist pain and tenderness. Diagnosis is with imaging. Treatment is with various surgical procedures.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
  • Kienb�ck disease is a condition of uncertain etiology that results in osteonecrosis of the carpal lunate. Recent studies Gay et al evaluated the use of a simple capitate osteotomy without arthrodesis, through a dorsal medial approach and fixed with staples, in 11 patients with mild forms (stage I to IIIA, Lichtman classification) of...
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
  • Kienbock's disease causes one of the bones in the wrist (lunate bone) to slowly break down due to low blood supply. This process is called osteonecrosis. Symptoms include pain, swelling, limited movement, and decreased grip strength. The symptoms usually start in adulthood, but can occur at any age. Kienbock's disease usually slowly gets...
    NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases
    National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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