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Review
. 2019:23:18-237.
doi: 10.7812/TPP/18-237.

Image Diagnosis: Scapholunate Dissociation

Matthew Stevenson  1 , Joel T Levis  2   3   4
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Review

Image Diagnosis: Scapholunate Dissociation

Matthew Stevenson et al. Perm J. 2019.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Posteroanterior radiograph of the left wrist of a 49-year-old man demonstrating an scapholunate interosseus gap of approximately 5 mm (black arrow), and signet ring sign (white arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Posteroanterior radiograph showing the left wrist in ulnar deviation, demonstrating accentuation of the scapholunate interosseus gap (black arrow).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Magnetic resonance imaging of the left wrist demonstrating tear of the scapholunate ligament (arrow, dark signal) with fluid between the lunate and ligament (bright signal).
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