title: Palmar dislocation of scaphoid and lunate as a unit: case report with special reference to carpal instability and treatment.
abstract: A case of palmar dislocation of scaphoid and lunate as a unit is reported with a 3 1/2-year follow-up. Closed reduction was followed by redislocation after a week. Secondary open reduction could not prevent a dorsiflexed intercalated segmental instability deformity, which ended with arthritic changes in the wrist. A plea is made for early open reduction and internal fixation.
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence