2. 5–7 % of all wrist injuries
high energy trauma
most frequently involved is young male
individuals, in the second or third decade
of life
3. These injuries prone to being missed
on initial presentation
which can occur in up to 25% of cases
4. Misdiagnosis can be attributed to the:
1. Severity of associated injuries
2. Inadequate radiographs
3. Inexperienced doctors
4. Underestimation because of
spontaneous reduction
5. Plain radiographs are the key to
diagnosis
An inadequate x-ray evaluation is a
common cause of missed diagnosis
12. Disruption Mechanisms of the Wrist
Graham supported
that carpal instability
is best considered
either as
1. compressive
2. transverse
13. Classification
The classification of lunate and perilunate
injuries is a difficult task
A classification no matter how
comprehensive and detailed it is, there will
always be unclassified cases since the
spectrum of these injuries is unlimited
14. Classification
In terms of instability
since the derangement, is both within and
between carpal rows, these injuries are
considered as carpal instabilities complex (CIC),
which is a combination of dissociative (CID) and
non-dissociative (CIND) instabilities
15. Disruption Started from the Radial Side
of the Wrist
Application of force at
the thenar area
produces a three-
dimensional
mechanism of injury:
hyperextension,
midcarpal supination,
and ulnar deviation
20. ‘‘vulnerable zone ’’
Johnson supported
that most of the
carpal fractures and
dislocations, are
confined to a
‘‘vulnerable zone ’’
21. Most common are
osseoligamentous
injuries, with one or
two bones fractured
around the lunate,
which only constitutes
a partial greater arc
injury
22. Graham 2003
A pattern of injury in
which the intercarpal
region is spared and
the lesion extends
from radial to ulnar
and through the
radiocarpal joint
23. Herzberg et al. (1993)
volar perilunate
dislocation
quantify the
degree of lunate
displacement
27. concerning soft tissue injuries
stage I, the capitate
remains in
approximately normal
position
stage II, it is displaced
but still remains within
the limits of the distal
radius
stage III, it is displaced
outside the limits of the
distal radius
28. Disruption Started from the Ulnar Side
of the Wrist
if the load is applied to
the hypothenar area, an
intercarpal pronation
component is produced,
which in combination with
extension and radial
deviation,
‘‘reverse perilunate
instability’’