Keywords
perilunate fracture, fall, hand, hand injuries, wrist, wrist injuries
Date of Presentation
5-1-2025 12:00 AM
Poster Abstract
We report the case of a 44-year-old male that presented to the emergency department (ED) with a fall on his outstretched hand and was subsequently diagnosed to have a trans-scaphoid perilunate dislocation. He underwent closed reduction of the dislocation in the ED and operative management ten days later. While wrist injuries are common in the ED, it is important to diagnose perilunate and lunate dislocations early as they can often be associated with avascular necrosis, neurological injury and poor functional outcomes if not managed in a timely manner.
Disciplines
Emergency Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Musculoskeletal System | Orthopedics | Wounds and Injuries
Included in
Emergency Medicine Commons, Musculoskeletal System Commons, Orthopedics Commons, Wounds and Injuries Commons
Case Report : Perilunate Fracture After a Fall on an Outstretched Hand
We report the case of a 44-year-old male that presented to the emergency department (ED) with a fall on his outstretched hand and was subsequently diagnosed to have a trans-scaphoid perilunate dislocation. He underwent closed reduction of the dislocation in the ED and operative management ten days later. While wrist injuries are common in the ED, it is important to diagnose perilunate and lunate dislocations early as they can often be associated with avascular necrosis, neurological injury and poor functional outcomes if not managed in a timely manner.
