Lunotriquetral coalition

Case contributed by Moustafa Naglah
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Painful bony prominence over dorsal aspect of left wrist.

Patient Data

Age: 15 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Incidental note of lunotriquetral coalition with slightly widened scapholunate space. The significance of these should be clinically correlated.

Otherwise, the visualized osseous structures are grossly within normal limits with normal bony architecture.

Case Discussion

Lunotriquetral coalition should be considered as a potential cause of pain.

The management is either conservative with immobilization, elevation and anti-inflammatory drugs or surgical by lunotriquetral coalition arthrodesis.

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