Comparison of clinical and radiologic treatment outcomes of Kienböck’s disease

Conclusions:
The study failed to demonstrate clinically relevant differences between STT arthrodesis compared to RSO. No evidence was found that decompression or revascularization, or the combination of the two, can reverse or halt the course of the disease.Level of evidenceTherapy, level III, retrospective comparative study with prospectively collected data.

Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research - August 27, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Stéphane StahlPascal HentschelAdelana Santos StahlChristoph MeisnerHans-Eberhard SchallerTheodora Manoli Source Type: research