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Vishnu Senthil¹, Imthias V Kottamttavide¹, Hitesh Shah¹

¹Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

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Abstract

Introduction:

Carpal instability is broad category consisting of various patterns of injury, with dissociative type more common.

Case Report:

A 13 -year -old boy presented at 6 months following a fall with restriction of wrist movements. Patient had sustained a closed distal one -third both bones fracture forearm fixed with K -wire, and volar lunate instability was found during sequential follow -up.

Conclusion:

Posttraumatic carpal instability should be identified at the earliest to avoid poor hand function and morbidity associated with it.

Keywords:

Volar intercalated segment instability distal radius fracture posttraumatic

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