What Causes Wrist Pain?

Kienbock's Disease

Kienbock's disease is rarer than carpal tunnel syndrome. It disrupts the blood as it is on the way to the carpal bones in the wrist. The lunate, one of the carpal bones in the wrist, is in the center of the wrist and it is vital for wrist movement. In the beginning, the disease causes pain. However, as it progresses, it causes the tissue and bone to die, resulting in the immobility of the wrist and arthritis. Typically it will only affect one wrist. If patients notice they have tenderness over the wrist bone, stiffness, lack of grip, swelling, or difficulty turning the hand upward, they might have KIenbock's disease. It typically progresses through four stages, and it is believed to progress quickly. The first stage might not show damage in x-rays, but by the fourth stage, the lunate has deteriorated. When the lunate deteriorates, it causes arthritis in the wrist, and it can be debilitating in the final stage.

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