Treatment of Kienböck’s disease with capitate shortening and retrograde intermetacarpal screw fixation

Reza Shahryar Kamrani, Mojtaba Baroutkoub, Shirin Kamrani, Shervin Mossavarali

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume): Journal of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand & Official Journal of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand

Published online on July 23, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Ahead of Print.
Capitate shortening osteotomy is one treatment for Kienböck’s disease. We describe a minimally invasive technique using a small transverse dorsal incision and retrograde intermetacarpal screw fixation. The advantages are reduced dorsal soft-tissue ...