J Korean Soc Surg Hand.  2014 Mar;19(1):52-56. 10.12790/jkssh.2014.19.1.52.

Neglected Isolated Lunate Fracture

• Lee CH
• Bae CI
• Park SB
• Park HS

• KMID: 1896927
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12790/jkssh.2014.19.1.52

Abstract

Isolate fracture of lunate is very rare. The authors reported a neglected fracture of lunate which was founded incidentally after the dorsal wall fracture of triquetrum. Pain reduction and improvement of range of motion was achieved after excising the dorsal fragment of lunate.

Keyword

Isolated lunate fracture

MeSH Terms

Range of Motion, Articular

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Radiographs showed collapse and fragmentation of lunate and fracture of triquetrum.

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  Fig. 2. Computed tomography of right wrist showed evidence of callus formation between volar and dorsal lunate fragments without smooth and well corticated margin.

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  Fig. 3. (A) T1 and (B) T2 weighted images showed no signal change in the lunate.

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  Fig. 4. At 1 year follow-up, there was no deterioration in radiograph.

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