Acta Scientific Orthopaedics (ISSN: 2581-8635)

Case Report Volume 6 Issue 1

Fracture of the Volar Lip of the Lunate in the Face of Perilunate Injury. Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature

Francisca Pacheco Donoso1*, Ana Carreño Delgado1, Francisca Pacheco Donoso2 and Marco Antonio Ardilla Jimenez3

1Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Kaplan Hand Institut, Spain
2Clínica Redsalud Vitacura, Chile
3Clínica Orthohand, Colombia

*Corresponding Author:Francisca Pacheco Donoso, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Kaplan Hand Institut, Spain.

Received: May 31, 2022; Published: December 05,2022

Abstract

Lunate fractures associated with perilunate dislocation are very rare. The diagnosis is often difficult as is the treatment itself. Up to 25% go on to be undiagnosed in the emergency room (ER) setting.

We present 3 very different cases of perilunate dislocation with lunate volar lip fracture occurring in the different hospitals around the world (Spain, Colombia and Chile). All 3 were diagnosed in the ER, however the treatments differ.

We aim to show the spectrum of treatment of these high energy lesions either acute or chronic and the outcomes of these.

Keywords: Fracture; Volar Lip; Lunate; Perilunate

References

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Citation

Citation: Francisca Pacheco Donoso., et al. “Fracture of the Volar Lip of the Lunate in the Face of Perilunate Injury. Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 6.1 (2022): 37-41.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Francisca Pacheco Donoso., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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