Lunate Fractures in the Face of a Perilunate Injury: An Uncommon and Easily Missed Injury Pattern JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME Briseno, M. R., Yao, J. 2012; 37A (1): 63-67

Abstract

Lunate fractures are rare and are usually associated with high-energy trauma. Typically, they are described in isolation or with associated carpal injuries such as scaphoid, capitate, or radial styloid fractures. We report a case of a complex lunate fracture in combination with a perilunate dissociation injury.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.09.009

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