Perilunate dislocation

Case contributed by Alexandra Stanislavsky
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma

x-ray

The capitate-lunate articualtion is disrupted while the radial-capitate articulation is maintained. There is dorsal displacement of the distal carpal row. No scaphoid fracture. 

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