"Twist of the wrist" a rare case of carpal dislocation.
A rare case of a scaphoid-trapezium dislocation is presented. The treatment was open reduction, ligament repair, and internal fixation with a Kirschner wire. After 4 weeks of immobilization, the Kirschner wire was removed, and full recovery was obtained 12 weeks after the trauma.
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Department of Surgery, Ruwaard van Putten Hospital, Postbus 777, 3200 GA Spijkenisse, The Netherlands.
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