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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1939;21:858-866.
© 1939 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

KIENBÖCK'S DISEASE OF THE LUNATE

EDWIN FRENCH CAVE M.D., F.A.C.S.1

1 The Fracture Clinic of the Massachusetts General Hospital

The cause of Kienböck's disease is very probably trauma and not infection. If the diagnosis is made early, before sequestration of the bone has occurred, prolonged immobilization of the wrist may effect restoration of the blood supply and promote healing. If, however, the condition is of months' or years' standing, and if disintegration of the bone has occurred, careful excision of the entire lunate should be done.


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