Idiopathic Avascular Necrosis of the Capitate - A Case Report -

Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 2007;12(3):142-145.
Published online September 1, 2007.

Hyoung-Min Kim, Youn-Soo Kim, Kee-Haeng Lee, Changhoon Jeong, Chan-Woong Moon, Kwang-Cheon Choi, Il-Jung Park

유두골에 발생한 특발성 무혈성 괴사 - 1예 보고 -

김형민, 김윤수, 이기행, 정창훈, 문찬웅, 최광천, 박일중

Abstract

Avascular necrosis of the capitate is very rare condition and usually is secondary to trauma. We report a case of idiopathic avascular necrosis of the capitate which was treated by curettage and autogenous iliac bone graft.