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Review
. 2014 Aug;117(8):723-37; quiz 738-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00113-014-2621-4.

[Scapholunate lesions]

[Article in German]
K-J Prommersberger  1 , M Mühldorfer-Fodor, K Kalb, R Schmitt, J van Schoonhoven
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Review

[Scapholunate lesions]

[Article in German]
K-J Prommersberger et al. Unfallchirurg. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

Injuries to the scapholunate ligament are the most frequent cause of carpal instability. Therefore, if a scapholunate lesion is not diagnosed, it may result in a severe dysfunction of the wrist. This review describes the anatomy, and the kinematics of the wrist with an intact as well as a disrupted scapholunate ligament. The diagnostic of an isolated ligament lesion and a ligament injury associated with a fracture of the distal radius is presented. Finally, an algorithm for treatment based on the stage of injury is proposed.

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