title: Management of Intercarpal Ligament Injuries Associated with Distal Radius Fractures.
abstract: The prevalence of ligamentous injury associated with fractures of the distal radius is reported to be as high as 69% with injury to the scapholunate interosseous ligament and lunotriquetral interosseous ligament occurring in 16% to 40% and 8.5% to 15%, respectively. There is a lack of consensus on which patients should undergo advanced imaging, arthroscopy, and treatment and whether this changes their natural history. Overall, patients with high-grade intercarpal ligament injuries are shown to have longer-term disability and sequelae compared with those with lower-grade injuries. This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment options for these injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, 4709 Creekstone Drive, Durham, NC 27703, USA. Electronic address: mihirjdesai@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mihir J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway Street Pavilion C, Room c-440, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA.
authors.forename: Robin N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, 4709 Creekstone Drive, Durham, NC 27703, USA.
authors.forename: Marc J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Richard
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D050824:Carpal Joints / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Distal radius fracture; Intercarpal ligament; Lunotriquetral; Scapholunate