title: Symptomatic Nonsyndromic Pancarpal Coalition: Report of a Rare Case and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Carpal coalition, the union of 2 or more carpal bones, can be congenital or acquired. Congenital, nonsyndromic carpal coalition usually presents in otherwise healthy individuals. The most common coalition is between the lunate and the triquetrum, followed by the capitate and the hamate. Pancarpal coalition, or coalition of all or most of the bones of the carpus, is an extremely rare finding and usually occurs as part of a syndrome. We present a nonsyndromic case of this rare entity, in a 28-year-old woman of West African descent, with symptoms of left hand and wrist pain. Our literature review revealed only 1 other reported case of isolated, nonsyndromic symptomatic pancarpal coalition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Electronic address: nneagochukwu@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Nneamaka B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Agochukwu
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: Carpal coalition; asymptomatic coalition; nonsyndromic coalition; osseous coalition; pancarpal coalition