Posttraumatic Static Volar Intercalated Segment Instability - Iatrogenic or Missed Injury

INTRODUCTION: Carpal instability is broad category consisting of various patterns of injury, with dissociative type more common. CASE REPORT: A 13 -year -old boy presented at 6 months following a fall with restriction of wrist movements. Patient had sustained a closed distal one -third both bones fr...

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Autores principales: Senthil, Vishnu, Kottamttavide, Imthias V, Shah, Hitesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5404165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28507968
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.632
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Carpal instability is broad category consisting of various patterns of injury, with dissociative type more common. CASE REPORT: A 13 -year -old boy presented at 6 months following a fall with restriction of wrist movements. Patient had sustained a closed distal one -third both bones fracture forearm fixed with K -wire, and volar lunate instability was found during sequential follow -up. CONCLUSION: Posttraumatic carpal instability should be identified at the earliest to avoid poor hand function and morbidity associated with it.

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