DocTalk Podcast: Hope for Kienbock’s Disease: The Mysterious Wrist Condition
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Kienbock’s disease, a debilitating condition where a wrist bone collapses and dies, has no known cause.
Typically affecting young men in their teens or twenties, untreated Kienbock’s disease can result in progressive arthritis in the wrist and loss of function. For no clear reason, the lunate, one of eight small bones in the wrist, loses blood supply and the bone collapses. But how common is this extremely painful disease? And how can it be treated?
On this episode of DocTalk, the chief of the Curtis National Hand Center, James Higgins, MD, explains this condition and the microscopic procedure he pioneered for its treatment. Learn more about the symptoms and progression of Keinbock’s disease, and how bone, cartilage, and blood vessels are affected.
Dr. Higgins sees patients at the Curtis National Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
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For an appointment with one of our expert hand surgeons, call 877-864-HAND (4263).
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Dr.Higgins did my surgery in 2017. Thought my life was over being diagnosed at 21 but this surgery saved me.
Thanks for the hope!
What a wonderful and informative video! I was diagnosed with Kienbock's disease eight years ago, and I have been searching for a solution that didn't include wrist fusion (which is the most common suggestion from the doctors I've visited). I will be visiting with Dr. Higgins in the near future, in the hope of receiving this procedure.
I had the surgery back in 2019 in my right hand, and I just got diagnosis to have it in my left hand.
I am 61 years old. I had this when I wasa 22 years old. Had the original surgery and did well. Issues over the years but know it'll all be ok. Weirdes thing about it, my daughter had it too at 30 years old. How strange is that!!?? She's fine too. You just have to deal with it. But it hasn't restricted me from anything. I can golf and thats great!
I’ve had my lunate bone removed and was relieved of pain for a good number a years and the wrist pain has returned
Sorry to read this. Have you seen a hand specialist in your area?
29 years old and was just diagnosed with edema in the lunate, I've had pain for 2 years and am told this could be early stages of kienbocks. Oddly not in the dominant wrist but a wrist that has been exposed to extreme load from repetitive power lifting for many years. Unfortunately I'm told there are no treatments my local surgeons can perform.
Early stage Kienbocks is treatable. Perhaps a video visit with a qualified hand surgeon?
Great information! I am 67, female was just dx with this earl spring. Am recovering the radial shortening, doing OT etc and praying this is the end of the problems. The lunate hurt more than the surgery LOL So weird.... and I am even more weird since I am not in the typical demographics. Had covid for the 2nd time a few months prior to all these problems and wonder if it didn't do something to my circulation> Why on earth would I develop it this late in life.
Lived with this in my right hand since 23, now 53. Struggled on as a carpenter until 37, drank myself to sleep what with the pain and all; doctor said it could be a ganglion and advised I whack my wrist with a book, there was a lump in the early days. I was diagnosed privately in my late twenties. Now I have a desk job so it has settled and only hurts occasionally. It is a bastard! I do not drink anymore, it has been 15 years, but I find Weed helps to cope with constant pain, if only the depression that can come with it:) I am a positive guy but when you have a constant pain akin to toothache in your hand it can affect the strongest of minds with enough time.
Damn sorry to hear that, here having it since age 17 im a guitarist so its in my left hand im 31 now hopefully can get treated
Whacking a ganglion cyst with a book is like blood-letting for a fever. Incredibly outdated medical advice. You don't need to compromise your life. See a good hand specialist.
Hi doctor. Where is your location? I’m in LA and trying to decide which doctor to undergo my surgery with. Do you know anyone in Los Angeles that has a specialty with Keinbocks disease? I’m currently in stage 3. Thank you.