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1: J Hand Surg Am. 2002 Jul;27(4):704-6.Click here to read Links

Avascular necrosis of trapezium bone: a case report.

Unidad de Cirugía de la Mano, Servicio de Traumatología y Cirugía Ortopédica, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, C/Mozart 5 6o C, Madrid 28008, Spain.

A 26-year-old woman presented with radiologic signs of avascular necrosis of the trapezium bone. Treatment by bone excision and suspension arthroplasty gave an excellent clinical result. Pathology studies confirmed the diagnosis of avascular necrosis of the trapezium.

PMID: 12132099 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]