Objective: To review the progress in the clinical treatment of Kienböck's disease.
Methods: Related literature concerning the treatment of Kienböck's disease was reviewed, and comprehensive analysis was done.
Results: The treatment methods of Kienböck's disease include non-surgical treatment and surgical treatment, which are primarily guided by the anatomic factor and Lichtman stage. Non-surgical treatment methods should be selected in patients of children and at stage I. Surgical treatment methods include vascularized bone graft transfer into the cored-out lunate, radial shortening osteotomy, radial lateral wedge osteotomy, etc. All surgical treatment methods have advantages and disadvantages.
Conclusion: For the treatment of Kienböck's disease, none of procedure is superior to another. In short, choosing different treatment strategies based on different patients can achieve the desired outcome.