A Rare Case of Prosthetic Lunate Dislocation.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-2025
Abstract
Kienböck disease is an uncommon entity in hand surgery. The current treatments for Kienböck disease consist of revascularization procedures, limited intercarpal fusions, or carpectomies. Historically, a carpectomy with placement of a prosthetic lunate was the procedure of choice. This has fallen out of favor because of complications such as synovitis, infection, and development of pericarpal arthritis. We report a case of prosthetic lunate dislocation in a 70-year-old woman who underwent a lunate replacement due to Kienböck disease over 40 years ago at an outside institution. In recent years, the patient had reported an occasional clicking sensation in her wrist with mild discomfort. Unfortunately, after a round of golf she developed acute wrist pain. Subsequent imaging revealed a volarly dislocated prosthetic lunate. She underwent a subsequent proximal row carpectomy.
Volume
7
Issue
3
First Page
100703
Last Page
100703
ISSN
2589-5141
Published In/Presented At
Brown, M., Lippe, D. S., Sadhwani, S., Sweeney, B. M., & Muzio, A. E. (2025). A Rare Case of Prosthetic Lunate Dislocation. Journal of hand surgery global online, 7(3), 100703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsg.2025.01.012
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
40496416
Department(s)
Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article