Abnormal type III fusion between lunate and triquetrum: A case report

Ogut E., YILDIRIM F. B., Urguden M., Oruc F., Oguz N.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS, cilt.77, ss.930-933, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 77
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.10.108
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EMBASE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.930-933
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lunotriquetral coalition, Carpal bone, Hand, Wrist, CT
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

INTRODUCTION: The lunotriquetral coalition is the fusion of the lunate and triquetral bones of the wrist and is the most frequent carpal coalition type. It is frequently asymptomatic and discovered as an incidental due to chronic wrist pain, trauma, or fracture. This case aims to present an unusual unilateral lunotriquetral coalition and clinical significance for diagnosis and treatment.