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Evaluation for Kienböck Disease Familial Clustering: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
The Journal of hand surgery - 1 Jan 2020
Kazmers Nikolas H, Yu Zhe, Barker Tyler, Abraham Tyler, Romero Robin, Jurynec Michael J
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PURPOSE: Kienböck disease (KD) is rare and its etiology remains unknown. As a result, the ideal treatment is also in question. Our primary purpose was to test the hypothesis that KD would demonstrate familial clustering in a large statewide population with comprehensive genealogical records, possibly suggesting a genetic etiologic contribution. Our secondary purpose was to evaluate for associations between KD and...
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