title: Repair and/or reconstruction of scapholunate interosseous ligament in lunate and perilunate dislocations.
abstract: This study was undertaken to ascertain whether repair and/or reconstruction of the scapholunate interosseous ligament can prevent or reduce the occurrence of carpal instability and improve the clinical results. Thirty-two patients with lunate and perilunate dislocations were treated in the last 12 years. Of the 32, only 2 patients were seen within 4 weeks of injury, and the remaining 30 patients were seen and treated more than 4 weeks after the dislocation. Patients were followed for an average of 5 years. The scapholunate interosseous ligament was repaired and reconstructed in 12 patients (group 1). In 20 patients the ligament was not repaired or reconstructed (group 2). Clinical results were expressed by a modification of the point score method of Green and O'Brien. The scapholunate angles were measured on the lateral x-ray films with the wrist in neutral position. In group 1 clinical results averaged 82 points, while in group 2 they averaged 59 points. The scapholunate angles in group 1 averaged 50 degrees whereas in group 2 they averaged 69 degrees. These clinical and x-ray film results suggest that scapholunate interosseous ligament repair and/or reconstruction can prevent or reduce the occurrence of carpal instability and improve clinical results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*