Open AccessVolar Translunate Perilunate Dislocation: Case Report and Analysis of Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Anil K. Bhat,
Jayakrishnan K. Narayana Kurup,
Ashwath M Acharya
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of hand and microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-6897
pISSN - 0974-3227
DOI - 10.1055/s-0038-1648335
Subject(s) - medicine , dislocation , surgery , composite material , materials science
Volar translunate perilunate dislocations are the rarest form of perilunate dislocations with only a handful of cases reported till now. The injury mechanism is not uniform, and the pattern of injury does not follow traditional classifications. We report a case of volar translunate perilunate dislocation with a review of literature of very few previous reported cases of these rare injuries.