J Korean Fract Soc.  1995 Jan;8(1):228-233.

Treatment of Carpal Bone Fracture-Dislocation using the Small-External Fixator and Internal Fixation

• Kwon CS
• Kim YU
• Jung BH
• Kong KS

Abstract

Authors reviewed 3 cases of carpal bone fracture-dislocation treated with samll-external fixator and internal fixation such as K-wires or screws from October 1991 to March 1993 with above 1 year follow up. The results were as follows; 1. Mean ages were 25 years, all patients were male. 2. The causes of injury were the fall down in 2 cases and the sports injury in 1 case. 3. Cases were a palmar transscaphoid lunate dislocation, a Neglected volar dislocation of lunate, and a doral transscaphoid perilunar dislocation. 4. Advantages are as follows 1) minimize surgical dissection 2) maintenance of reduction is easy 3) ROM: full 4) painless 5) results are excellent We would like to recomment to use the small-external fixator and limited internal fixation instead of other methods for the treatment of carpal bone fracture-dislocation.

Keyword

Carpal bone fracture-dislocation; Small-extrenal fixation; Internal fixation

MeSH Terms

Athletic Injuries
Carpal Bones*
Dislocations
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male