Postępowanie fizjoterapeutyczne w chorobie Kienböcka
Physiotherapeutic Treatment in Kienböck’s Disease

Summary/Abstract: Kienböck’s disease is avascular necrosis of the lunate bone. It is a rare condition, affecting seven in 100,000 people. The etiology of the disease is a complex issue because the main cause cannot be identified. It is only possible to identify risk factors. Among them, age and sex are most often mentioned, but also disorders in the anatomical structure of the wrist, impaired blood supply to the lunate bone or repeated injuries of low force. Symptoms occur unilaterally. Most often it is pain and swelling, located on the dorsal side of the lunate bone. It is a very troublesome condition because it signifies impairment of palm function. The Lichtman classification is the most often frequently used one, to assess the advancement of lesions. On the basis of this, treatment methods are selected, which directly determine the choice of physiotherapeutic treatment.

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