Transstyloid, transscaphoid, transtriquetral perilunate dislocation - A late presentation

Transstyloid, transscaphoid, transtriquetral perilunate dislocations are extremely rare carpal dislocations. We report a 24-year-old male who presented with this rare injury pattern four weeks after sustaining trauma. The patient underwent open reduction and internal fixation via dorsal approach. Re...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Indian journal of orthopaedics 2010-07, Vol.44 (3), p.345-348
Main Authors: Majeed, Shiju A., Kumar, S. Manoj
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Conservative Orthopedics
Fractures
Injuries
Ligaments
Medicine & Public Health
Orthopedics
Surgical Orthopedics
Wire
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Transstyloid, transscaphoid, transtriquetral perilunate dislocations are extremely rare carpal dislocations. We report a 24-year-old male who presented with this rare injury pattern four weeks after sustaining trauma. The patient underwent open reduction and internal fixation via dorsal approach. Reduction was assisted by the use of Joshi’s Distraction System. Scaphoid fracture healed by 16 weeks. At 2 years follow-up patient has good range of motion around wrist without any discomfort.
ISSN:0019-5413
1998-3727
DOI:10.4103/0019-5413.65147