title: Perilunate dislocations and fracture dislocations.
abstract: Perilunate dislocations and fracture dislocations are high-energy injuries that can result in pain, stiffness, weakness, or disability if inappropriately treated. Prompt recognition and surgical treatment with anatomic reduction of carpal malalignment improve the likelihood of optimal, long-term clinical success and patient satisfaction. The progressive development of radiographic evidence of arthrosis is common but has not been shown to consistently correlate with worse patient function and outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kakar
mesh_terms: D050824:Carpal Joints / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D061665:Time-to-Treatment