Perilunate fracture-dislocation: a continually missed injury.
Five cases of perilunate fracture-dislocation are presented in which the radiological appearances were typical but the diagnoses were initially missed. A simple systematic method of x ray analysis is described.
Sochart
D H
DH
Department of Orthopaedics, Bury General Hospital, Manchester.
Birdsall
P D
PD
Paul
A S
AS
D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D017102:Fracture Healing; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery