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Unilateral osteonecrosis in a patient with bilateral os centrale carpi: imaging findings

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The os centrale carpi is one of the accessory ossicles that have been described in the carpus. We report on the imaging findings of a rare case of unilateral osteonecrosis in a patient with bilateral os centrale carpi. The differential diagnosis of this entity and the suggested etiology for the development of osteonecrosis are discussed

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  1. Department of Radiology, Instituto Radiológico Cántabro, Clínica Mompía, Mompía, 39100 Cantabria, Spain

    F. Abascal, L. Cerezal, R. García-Valtuille & A. Canga

  2. Private Hand-Wrist and Plastic-Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Department, Mutua Montañesa, Rualasal 23, Santander, 39001 Cantabria, Spain

    F. del Piñal

  3. Department of Pathology, Clínica Mompía, Mompía, 39100 Cantabria, Spain

    A. García-Valtuille

  4. Mutual Cyclops, Santander, 39002 Cantabria, Spain

    J. Torcida

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Revision accepted: 17 July 2001

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Abascal, F., Cerezal, L., del Piñal, F. et al. Unilateral osteonecrosis in a patient with bilateral os centrale carpi: imaging findings. Skeletal Radiol 30, 643–647 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560100423

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