A rare coronal fracture of the medial carpal column: Case report.
Carpal coronal fractures are rare. We report the case of a 15 year-old male who fell from a balcony and suffered a displaced coronal fracture of the capitate, hamate and triquetrum. The diagnosis, which was initially made based on the X-rays, was confirmed by CT scan. Open reduction and internal fixation using Herbert screws was performed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first published case of a coronal fracture of these three bones. The patient returned to normal activities after six months.
Orthopedic and Traumatologic Unit, Hôpital Pellegrin, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France. Electronic address: bertrand.dunet@wanadoo.fr.
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Dunet
Orthopedic and Traumatologic Unit, Hôpital Pellegrin, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.
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Vargas
Orthopedic and Traumatologic Unit, Hôpital Pellegrin, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.
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Pallaro
Orthopedic and Traumatologic Unit, Hôpital Pellegrin, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.
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Tournier
Orthopedic and Traumatologic Unit, Hôpital Pellegrin, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.
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Fabre
D000293:Adolescent; D051224:Capitate Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D051225:Hamate Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D051221:Triquetrum Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery
Capitate; Capitatum; Carpe; Carpus; Coronal fracture; Fracture coronale; Hamate; Hamatum; Triquetrum