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Vascularized Pedicled Bone Graft for Avascular Necrosis of the Capitate: Case Report

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 34; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.04.012

1531-6564

Yasunori Hattori, Kazuteru Doi, Soutetsu Sakamoto, Kiminori Yukata, Mohamed Shafi, Kamil Akhundov,

Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments

Avascular necrosis of the capitate is a rare disorder of unknown etiology that causes wrist pain and limitation of function. We present a case of a 15-year-old boy successfully treated with vascularized pedicled bone graft from the dorsal aspect of the distal radius.