Kienbock’s Disease: Accidental Case Discovery

Abstract

Kienbock’s disease refers is avascular necrosis of lunate bone also called lunato malacia. It is a rare disease with a prevalence of about 0.0066% Golay [1]. The disease was first described by Austrian radiologist Kienbock in 1910 Wagner and Chung [2]. The disorder usually limits wrist movements may cause pain-swelling in the wrist and is rarely seen in both wrists. It most commonly affects men between the ages of 20 to 40 years [3, 4]. The aetiology of the disease is not very clear but main factors which can be attributed are:- trauma, uneven bones in forearm, irregular lunate bone, underlying medical condition like lupus, sickle cell anaemia and cerebral palsy.