title: Treatment of acute lunate and perilunate dislocations.
abstract: In 55 wrists with dorsal perilunate dislocations, trans-scaphoid dorsal perilunate fracture dislocations and volar lunate dislocations, an anatomic reduction was achieved by closed manipulation in 67% of the cases. After anatomic reduction, 59% of the wrists lost anatomic position during the first six weeks of treatment despite adequate external immobilization. Closed treatment alone was successful in achieving and maintaining an anatomic reduction only 27% of the time. Open treatment was successful in gaining anatomic reduction 75% of the time and was uniformly successful in maintaining the reduction. In view of these results, the authors recommend open reduction and Kirschner wire fixation of displaced lunate and perilunate dislocations.
mesh_terms: D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008022:Ligaments / Q000293:injuries; D008475:Median Nerve; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology