title: Scapholunate advanced collapse.
abstract: This case study reviews the pathophysiology of scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC), which is the most common etiology of degenerative arthritis in the wrist. The scapholunate ligament serves a critical role in stability of the carpus. Disruption of the scapholunate ligament, its sequela, and the magnetic resonance imaging evaluation are discussed, with review of the defining features of this disease and its progression.
authors.affiliation: ProScan Imaging, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Radiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky; Department of Radiology, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Saint George Children's Hospital, Puerto Rico; and World Care Clinical Research, Boston, Massachusetts. cmayhaus@proscan.com.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pomeranz
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salazar
mesh_terms: D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002348:Carpal Bones; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014954:Wrist Injuries; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology