Kienbock’s disease
Overview
Kienbock disease: A condition where interruption of the blood flow to the lunate bone (often due to wrist inflammation or injury) in the wrist damages it and impairs wrist movement.
Symptoms
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Kienbock disease includes the 10 symptoms listed below: * Wrist pain * Wrist stiffness * Limited wrist extension * Wrist swelling * Thickened wrist skin * Wrist tenderness * Softening of lunate bone * Deterioration of lunate bone * Fragmentation of lunate bone * Compression of lunate bone Note that Kienbock disease symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Kienbock disease signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.
Causes
* Wrist pain * Wrist swelling
Diagnosis
The signs and symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Kienbock disease. This medical information about signs and symptoms for Kienbock disease has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Kienbock disease signs or Kienbock disease symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Kienbock disease may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Kienbock disease symptoms.