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Bilateral transcapholunate dislocation.

K Kaneko·H Miyazaki·T Yamaguchi·Y Yanagihara·H Kurosawa
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An uncommon case has been reported of bilateral transscaphoid-perilunate dislocation fracture following trauma. A 35-year-old male with bilateral transscapholunate dislocation was treated by closed reduction and internal fixation. The case was examined in detail, and compared to the findings in the literature; observations regarding fracture prognosis were also made. Two years post-surgery, the patient remained asymptomatic.

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K Kaneko, H Miyazaki, T Yamaguchi, Y Yanagihara, H Kurosawa. 2000. Bilateral transcapholunate dislocation.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1297-3203(00)73489-5

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