Treatment of perilunate injuries may be accomplished via a number of different approaches. Open repair of perilunate injuries can be accomplished via an all-dorsal, all-volar, or combined dorsal and volar approach. Due to the complexity of some ligamentous disruptions and…
Introduction Perilunate injuries represent a challenge to the hand and wrist surgeon. Complex anatomy and kinematics, coupled with missed diagnoses and oft-delayed presentation, make the achievement of excellent outcomes difficult. It is our goal to present the essential information—anatomy, pathoanatomy,…
Acknowledgments: I would like to acknowledge Greg Merrell, MD, and Hill Hastings, MD, for their extremely comprehensive chapter in the previous edition of this text. Their masterful work required some minor editing and the addition of updates, which are included…
Carpal injuries represent 3% to 9% of all sports-related ailments, with carpal fractures comprising 8% to 19% of hand injuries. Carpal fractures, ligament injury, and instability can occur as a result of acute injury or overuse. Contact sports, such as…
Synopsis Careful preoperative planning facilitates safe and expeditious surgery. ■ Ligamentotaxis relies on the intact soft-tissue envelope. By applying linear traction, it indirectly reduces fragments via the intact periosteum, ligaments, and soft tissues. ■ The most appropriate method of fracture…