title: Scapholunate Ligament Tears: Acute Reconstructive Options.
abstract: Left untreated, scapholunate dissociation can lead to posttraumatic wrist arthritis. Multiple surgical procedures have been designed to reduce the scapholunate interval, restore normal wrist kinematics, and prevent the development of arthritis. Unfortunately, current surgical procedures have not been shown to consistently maintain radiographic alignment at long-term follow-up and result in decreased wrist range of motion and strength compared with the contralateral side. The purpose of this article is to review the current reconstructive options for scapholunate ligament tears without evidence of radiographic arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Suite 1010, Kaufmann Building, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Suite 1010, Kaufmann Building, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address: Johnfowler10@gmail.com.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fowler
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries*; D012667:Lunate Bone; D021361:Scaphoid Bone; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Capsulodesis; Reduction and association of scaphoid and lunate; Scapholunate advanced collapse; Scapholunate axis method; Scapholunate ligament