title: Avascular necrosis of the triquetrum: a case report.
abstract: A case of total ischemia of the triquetrum after a crushing injury to the right wrist by a dumbbell is reported. He was treated conservatively with splinting and analgesia. There was complete clinical and radiological recovery after a follow-up of one year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Por
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: I Y Y
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Tsou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013165:Splints; D051221:Triquetrum Bone / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology