Scapholunate dissociation

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Persistent wrist pain after previous trauma.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

mri

Abnormal widening of the scapholunate interval, implicating a rupture of the scapholunate ligament and resulting in scapholunate dissociation.

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