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Anatomical bases of the pediculated pisiform transplant and the intercarpal fusion by Graner in Kienböck's disease

Bases anatomiques d'un greffon pédiculé du pisiforme et de l'arthrodèse intra-carpienne selon le procédé de Graner dans la maladie de Kienböck

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Anatomic characteristics of the lunate, the pisiform and the capitate were compared in order to support the use of a pisiform transplant or the intercarpal fusion by Graner in advanced stages of Kienböck's disease. Fifty lunate and pisiform bone pairs and 20 wrist specimens served for morphological and functional investigations. In view of the present results, the pisiform, after a rotation of 90°, should be implanted in the lunate box with its longitudinal diameter oriented to the dorsopalmar plane. Despite the small pisiform volume, maintainance of carpal height is assured by its relatively large dorsopalmar diameter. The rotated position permits use of existing soft tissue structures and improves the conditions of force transmission. Measurements comparing the radii of curvature of the original lunate and the substitute pisiform surfaces show a good correspondence proximally and a reduction of the articular congruity distally, due to the flatness of the pisiform surface. The palmar convexity of the pisiform adapts better to the distal radius facet than the capitate head, which replaces the lunate in Graner's surgical procedure.

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Une étude morphologique comparative du lunatum, du pisiforme, et de l'os capitatum a été faite dans le but de préciser les possibilités d'utiliser une transposition du pisiforme ou une arthrodèse intra carpienne selon Graner dans le traitement des stades évolués de la maladie de Kienböck. Quinze paires de lunatum et de pisiforme et vingt poignets ont été utilisés pour des investigations morphologiques et fonctionnelles. Les résultats de cette étude montrent que le pisiforme, après une rotation de 90°, peut être implanté dans la loge du lunatum, en orientant son plus grand diamètre dans un plan dorso-palmaire. Bien que le pisiforme soit un os de petit volume, la hauteur carpienne reste conservée en raison de l'importance relative de son diamètre dorso-palmaire. Sa mise en place en rotation permet d'utiliser un apport spongieux et améliore la transmission des forces au niveau du poignet. Des mesures comparant les rayons de courbure des surfaces articulaires du lunatum originel et du pisiforme substitué, montrent une bonne correspondance du côté proximal et une diminution de la congruence articulaire du côté distal, liée à l'aplatissement de la surface du pisiforme. La convexité palmaire du pisiforme s'adapte mieux à la surface articulaire distale du radius que la tête de l'os capitatum, qui remplace le lunatum dans la technique de Graner.

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Heymans, R., Adelmann, E. & Koebke, J. Anatomical bases of the pediculated pisiform transplant and the intercarpal fusion by Graner in Kienböck's disease. Surg Radiol Anat 14, 195–201 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01794937

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