Apparent visi deformity: periscaphoid perilunate dissociation - a case report.
We report a case of carpal instability complex, which presented apparent volar intercalated segmental instability (VISI) caused by acute injury. Proper diagnosis and treatment by ligament repair and Kirschner wire fixation yielded good clinical results.
Department of Hand Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoyo 466-8550, Japan. tatebe@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Masahiro
M
Tatebe
Hitoshi
H
Hirata
Shukuki
S
Koh
Takaaki
T
Shinohara
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000293:Adolescent; D001864:Bone Wires; D050824:Carpal Joints / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D053441:Suture Anchors