title: Scapholunate dislocation: a rare occupational hazard.
abstract: Dentists and their assistants are at risk of physical injuries during dental operations. The most common injuries are musculoskeletal. The need to work in a fixed working position using continuous repetitive movements can predispose dentists to wrist ache, lower backache, and neckache. We encountered a rare case of scapholunate dislocation with ligamentous injury, an unusual complication of extraction of teeth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, India. drsamprati@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Samprati J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Badjate
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cariappa
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology*; D008022:Ligaments / Q000293:injuries; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011671:Pulpitis / Q000628:therapy; D017213:Root Caries / Q000628:therapy; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000209:etiology