RESEARCH ARTICLE
Volar Perilunate Dislocation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
B Youssef*, S.C Deshmukh*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2008Volume: 2
First Page: 57
Last Page: 58
Publisher ID: TOORTHJ-2-57
DOI: 10.2174/1874325000802010057
Article History:
Received Date: 18/3/2008Revision Received Date: 26/3/2008
Acceptance Date: 31/3/2008
Electronic publication date: 11/4/2008
Collection year: 2008

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Abstract
Perilunate dislocations, lunate dislocations and perilunate fracture dislocations are rare injuries comprising of less than 10% of all wrist injuries. Volar peri-lunate dislocations (VPLDs) account for less than 3% of perilunate dislocations. These severe carpal injuries occur after high-energy trauma to the wrist and falls on the outstretched hand. We present a case of a missed VPLD who developed parasthesia in the distribution of the median nerve 18 months after the initial injury. A plain film radiograph revealed a stage II VPLD. Nerve conduction studies confirmed compression of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel. VPLDs are extremely rare injuries. A quarter of perilunate dislocations are missed on initial presentation. The outcome is poor for missed injuries and this patient is aware that a wrist fusion may be required in the future for to treat symptoms.