Open AccessPalmar Divergent Dislocation of Scaphoid and Lunate
Author(s) -
Ho Jung Kang,
Dong Joon Shim,
Soo Bong Hahn,
Eung Shick Kang
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.6.1091
Subject(s) - lunate , medicine , avascular necrosis , wrist , lunate bone , kirschner wire , wrist pain , internal fixation , scaphoid fracture , surgery , fixation (population genetics) , carpal bones , reduction (mathematics) , population , geometry , femoral head , environmental health , mathematics
A 28-year-old man presented with a palmar divergent dislocation of the scaphoid and lunate. He was treated with an open reduction and an internal fixation with two Kirschner's wires after the 25th day of trauma due to a neurological injury. The results were satisfactory after 18 months follow up without any evidence of avascular necrosis and traumatic arthritis of the scaphoid and lunate. The patient had no limitation in motion or intermittent wrist pain. We reported this case with a brief review of relevant literatures.