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- Title
Chronic Lunate Dislocation: An Unusual Cause of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome--Avoiding Diagnostic Pitfalls and Synopsis of Management Options.
- Authors
Clarke, D.; Franklin, S.; Mullings, S.; Jones, K. G.
- Abstract
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) represents the most common compressive neuropathy of the upper limb (1). There are a myriad of causes of CTS, of which carpal fractures and dislocations are known aetiologies. Volar lunate dislocations are the most common carpal dislocations described (1). Approximately 25% of perilunate dislocations are missed on initial presentation, resulting in delayed diagnosis and likely poorer outcomes (1-3). A case of chronic lunate dislocation presenting as CTS is presented here to highlight diagnostic pitfalls and management options.
- Subjects
CARPAL tunnel syndrome; DELAYED diagnosis; NEUROPATHY
- Publication
West Indian Medical Journal, 2021, Vol 69, Issue 6, p452
- ISSN
0043-3144
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7727/wimj.2015.479