Introduction Under the term lunatum malacia (composed of lunatum malacia), a layman can imagine little to nothing. If one has received the diagnosis oneself, one knows at least already that it must be a disease of the hand, because there it hurts. But what is this disease, what in the hand is affected and will … Lunatum malaria
Frequency distribution Male patients are more likely to be affected (four times more frequently than women), the age peak being between 20-40 years. Complaints It is sometimes difficult to distinguish lunatum malacia from tendosynovitis, especially because tendosynovitis is much more common than lunatum malacia. How can one be sure of this? In contrast to tendosynovitis, … Frequency distribution | Lunatum malaria
Classification Like many things in medicine, lunatum malaria is divided into different stages, and as the disease progresses the stage increases. The most common is the division according to Decoulx into four stages. In stage 1, changes in bone density can only be detected by MRI. In stage 2, the first damage to the bone … Classification | Lunatum malaria
Occupational Disease Lunatum malactia is recognized as an occupational disease for certain occupational groups that work with tools with “primarily low frequency”, such as pneumatic hammers or soil compactors, and have been active in the field for at least two years. However, this occupational disease does not apply to normal, hand-held chisels. In case of … Occupational Disease | Lunatum malaria
