Lunotriquetral Ligament Tears

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 2012 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:The Journal of Hand Surgery, volume 37, pages 2,142-2,144 (issn: 0363-5023,

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Authors: Cameron T, Atkinson; Jeffry, Watson;

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.04.007

pmid: 22633232

Lunotriquetral Ligament Tears

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Abstract

1 c THE PATIENT A 35-year-old landscaper presents with pain on the ulnar side of the wrist 5 weeks after a fall at work onto an outstretched dominant right hand. Notable physical examination findings include isolated tenderness over the lunotriquetral (LT) interval, pain and excessive motion relative to the left side on lunotriquetral ballottement test, and a positive Kleinman shear test. Radiographs are normal.

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Vanderbilt University
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Keywords

Carpal Joints, Tendon Transfer, Arthrodesis, Arthroscopy, Casts, Surgical, Immobilization, Triquetrum Bone, Debridement, Splints, Ligaments, Articular, Humans, Lunate Bone, Joint Capsule, Pain Measurement

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