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Pregnancy-Related Ligamentous Laxity Mimicking Dynamic Scapholunate Instability: A Case Report
Emily K Miller1, Miho J Tanaka, Dawn M LaPorte
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Case:
A 29-year-old woman presented with spontaneous, isolated, total palmar scaphoid subluxation in the left hand approximately 6 weeks postpartum. She had a positive Watson scaphoid shift test, with an easily subluxable and reducible scaphoid unilaterally. She was diagnosed with scapholunate ligamentous laxity with dynamic instability. Approximately 4 months after stopping lactation, she had complete resolution of the scapholunate subluxation; there was no recurrence of symptoms over the next 5 years of follow-up.
Conclusion:
Women can have manifestations of pregnancy and lactation-related ligamentous laxity, including scapholunate instability, which may spontaneously resolve upon cessation of lactation.
