Translunate fracture with associated perilunate injury: 3 case reports with introduction of the translunate arc concept.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.06.017.
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Abstract
We report 3 cases of translunate fractures with associated perilunate dislocations (or subluxation). We believe the translunate injury reflects a higher-velocity trauma and produces further destabilization of the carpus when compared with the established greater and lesser arc injuries. A modification to Johnson's perilunate injury classification system is proposed: the addition of a translunate arc injury subgroup, which would include all perilunate injuries with translunate fractures.
Medical subject headings
- Carpal Bones
- Carpal Joints
- Fractures, Bone
- Joint Dislocations
Anatomy
- wrist
- hand