Open AccessShearing Fracture of Volar Rim of Lunate Fossa of Distal Radius: From Case Report to Literature Review
Author(s) -
Hung JLP,
Leung YF
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490791502200207
Subject(s) - druj , medicine , lunate , distal radioulnar joint , shearing (physics) , orthodontics , radiography , surgery , wrist , geology , geotechnical engineering
We report an extremely rare case of isolated fracture of the volar rim of lunate fossa which extends into the sigmoid notch, resulting in distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) and radiocarpal joint instability. This fracture is easily missed with radiography alone in emergency setting, and should not be treated with casting due to DRUJ instability. (Hong Kong j.emerg.med. 2015;22:118‐120)