title: Extreme proximal migration of dislocated lunate over carpal ligament - A case report.
abstract: Dislocation of the lunate and proximal pole of the scaphoid with displacement of the fragments proximal to the radiocarpal joint, characterized as a total dislocation, is very rare, with only six cases reported. Dislocated lunate are generally located around the radiocarpal joint or within carpal ligament. However, there have been no reports of dislocated lunate over the carpal ligament. We present a patient with volar dislocation of the lunate that featured extreme migration to approximately 6 cm proximal to flexor digitorum superficialis through the transcarpal ligament.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jun-Mo
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Kil
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea. Electronic address: osdr2815@naver.com.
authors.forename: Kwang-Bok
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology*; D008023:Ligaments, Articular; D012667:Lunate Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D014955:Wrist Joint
keywords: Dislocation; Lunate; Proximal migration