title: Volar perilunate dislocation of the carpus: a case report and elucidation of its mechanism of occurrence.
abstract: Perilunate dislocation is a rare injury. The dorsal type, in which the distal row of the carpus displaces posterior to the lunate, is more common; the volar dislocation of the carpus on the lunate is an extremely rare injury. In addition to a case report of this rare injury, a probable mechanism is described with cadaveric studies. The proposed mechanism, to the author's best knowlege, has not been reported or recognized in the English literature, previously.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Frimley Park Hospital, Camberley, Surrey, UK.
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mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D011859:Radiography