Nkienbock's disease pathology books

Dependable, current, and complete, robbins and cotran pathologic basis of disease, 9th edition is the perennially bestselling text that youll use long after your medical student days are behind you. Kienbock s disease is a condition characterized by interruption of blood supply to one of the small bones of the hand near the wrist the lunate. Affected people may first think they have a sprained wrist and may have experienced trauma to the wrist, which can disrupt the blood flow to the lunate. Kienbock disease is the eponymous name given to osteonecrosis involving the lunate. Robert kienbock, a radiologist in vienna, austria who described osteomalacia of the lunate in 1910. This first edition textbook of kienbocks disease, published by springer publications, collects and synthesizes. Kienbocks disease ebook pdf free download edited by david m. The greater the negative variance, the more severe the disease and the more likely it is to progress. Similar books meniscus of the knee the principal aim of this book is to provide the arthroscopic orthopaedic surgeon with a clear, concise account of the anatomy, pathology, conservative and operative surgical techniques in the management of meniscal pathology.

Specifically, kienbocks disease is another name for avascular necrosis death and fracture of bone tissue due to. The condition is most common within the dominant wrist of young adult men where it appears to be due to repeated loading of the lunate. It is breakdown of the lunate bone, a carpal bone in the wrist that articulates with the radius in the forearm. Kienbocks disease genetic and rare diseases information. Advances in diagnosis and treatment is edited by david m. Lichtman and gregory ian bain advances in diagnosis and treatment published by springer about the book. The age distribution for kienbock disease depends on gender. Vinay kumar, abul abbas, and jon aster, delivers the latest, most essential pathology knowledge in a readable, interesting manner, ensuring optimal. The lunate is a central bone in the wrist that is important for proper movement and support of the joint figure 1. The greater the extent of viable bone, the better the prognosis.