Scapholunate instability--a spectrum of pathology.
Five cases of scapholunate instability are reported. The condition is commonly misdiagnosed in accident and emergency departments. The importance of a complete clinical assessment of the suspected scaphoid injury and the need to measure the scapholunate distance and the scapholunate angle on the radiographs is stressed.
Gleeson
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University Department of Emergency Medicine, Hope Hospital, Salford, United Kingdom.
Brookes
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Brydon
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*