Kienbock's Disease: Diagnosis by MRI in a Patient with Normal Radiographic Features

Abstract

Kienbock’s disease was first described by Austrian radiologist Robert Kienbock in 1910 in Vienna, Austria. It is avascular necrosis of the lunate, generally found in the dominant hand of young active males, usually in their 3^rd or 4^th decades with a prolonged history of wrist pain. MRI(magnetic resonance imaging ) is the diagnostic modality of choice in a clinically suspected case of Kienbock’s disease with normal radiographic findings. Herein we have reported a similar case.

KEYWORDS:

Kienbock’s disease, avascular necrosis, lunate, MRI