Concurrent Palmar Lunate Dislocation and Posterior Elbow Dislocation: A Case Report
We report a rare case of concurrent palmar lunate dislocation of the left wrist combined with a posterior dislocation of the left elbow joint in a 40-year-old man. He sustained both injuries after falling onto his outstretched left hand. The elbow was reduced by the closed method. The wrist was trea...
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doaj-a02fa1713cbb4178a35f7c9cc69660aa2020-11-25T03:45:05ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery2309-49902011-12-011910.1177/230949901101900322Concurrent Palmar Lunate Dislocation and Posterior Elbow Dislocation: A Case ReportMadhavan Chikkapapanna PapannaNawfal Al-HadithyJS SarkarWe report a rare case of concurrent palmar lunate dislocation of the left wrist combined with a posterior dislocation of the left elbow joint in a 40-year-old man. He sustained both injuries after falling onto his outstretched left hand. The elbow was reduced by the closed method. The wrist was treated with open reduction with carpal tunnel decompression and fixation with a Kirschner wire through the volar approach. Both the scapholunate and radioscaphocapitate ligaments were also repaired. At month 3, the patient had no pain in his elbow and minimal pain in his wrist on heavy lifting and had resumed his work as a porter.https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901101900322 |
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Concurrent Palmar Lunate Dislocation and Posterior Elbow Dislocation: A Case Report |
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Concurrent Palmar Lunate Dislocation and Posterior Elbow Dislocation: A Case Report |
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concurrent palmar lunate dislocation and posterior elbow dislocation: a case report |
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
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2011-12-01 |
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We report a rare case of concurrent palmar lunate dislocation of the left wrist combined with a posterior dislocation of the left elbow joint in a 40-year-old man. He sustained both injuries after falling onto his outstretched left hand. The elbow was reduced by the closed method. The wrist was treated with open reduction with carpal tunnel decompression and fixation with a Kirschner wire through the volar approach. Both the scapholunate and radioscaphocapitate ligaments were also repaired. At month 3, the patient had no pain in his elbow and minimal pain in his wrist on heavy lifting and had resumed his work as a porter. |
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