Reverse or Ulnar-Sided, Greater Arc Perilunate Injury: Case Report and Systematic Review of Literature
Frantzeska Zampeli,
Theodorakys Marín Fermín,
Elisabet Hagert
et al.
Abstract:Background: Perilunate injuries of carpal bones are uncommon, high-energy injuries that necessitate early diagnosis and appropriate management to prevent progressive carpal instability and posttraumatic osteoarthritis. A much more uncommon mechanism that starts from the lunotriquetral ligament and proceeds radially in an opposite direction than the classic mechanism may cause a reverse or ulnar-sided perilunate dislocation (PLD). The purposes were: (1) to present an uncommon case of greater arc reverse (ulnar-… Show more
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