Open AccessCompound transstyloid, transscaphoid, perilunate fracture dislocation
Author(s) -
Nadeem Ali,
Suhail Ahmad Bhat,
Avijit Mahajan,
Abid Bhat
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the scientific society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7127
pISSN - 0974-5009
DOI - 10.4103/0974-5009.115485
Subject(s) - medicine , wrist , surgery , dislocation , external fixator , range of motion , composite material , materials science
Compound fracture dislocations of proximal carpal bones are very rare. We report a 26-year-old male, Defense personnel by profession, who sustained a compound Gustilo Anderson type IIIA transstyloid, transscaphoid, perilunate dislocation. The patient underwent primary proximal row carpectomy and stabilization with uni-planar, uni-lateral external fixator, and K-Wires. On follow-up after a year, the patient had almost negligible range of motion around wrist without any significant discomfort