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Most Common Carpal Injuries are
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Fracture
through the Scaphoid Fracture of the hook of Hammette.
Dislocation
of Lunate or perilunar dislocations with or without associate fractures.
All
these injuries are relatively uncommon but are of great magnitude, associated
with many inherent problems like injury to median or ulnar nerves, non
unions and post traumatic wrist arthrosis.
Special
X-rays
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Oblique
views of the wrist and C.T. scan may be required to identify these injuries.
Management
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Closed manipulative
or open reduction of dislocation with or without fixation of the fractures
is the appropriate line of treatment for these complex injuries.
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