Items tagged “fracture dislocation”
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Perilunate dislocation
Perilunate dislocations and perilunate fracture-dislocations are potentially devastating closed wrist injuries that are often missed on initial imaging.
These injuries involve dislocation of the carpus relative to the lunate which remains in normal alignment with the distal radius. They should...
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Piedmont fracture
Piedmont fractures have been variably defined in the literature. Many suggest that Piedmont fractures are synonymous with Galeazzi fractures. That is, a fracture of the radius at the middle and distal third with associated disruption of the distal radioulnar joint. Others, such as Greenspan 1, d...