Perilunate injuries: biomechanics, imaging, and classification

G Kapoor; P Heire; T Turmezei; A Chojnowski; A P Toms

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2019.10.016

Perilunate injuries: biomechanics, imaging, and classification

Clin Radiol. 2020 Feb;75(2):81-87. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2019.10.016. Epub 2019 Dec 2.

Authors

G Kapoor¹, P Heire², T Turmezei², A Chojnowski², A P Toms²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Electronic address: geetakapoor@me.com.
² Department of Radiology, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.

PMID: 31806363
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2019.10.016

Abstract

Perilunate injuries are uncommon injuries that are often misdiagnosed. Although conventional radiographs can underestimate the severity of the perilunate injuries, assessment with cross-sectional imaging can be complex, and terminology is inconsistent in the scientific literature. The aim of this paper is to describe the biomechanics, anatomy, and classification of perilunate trauma in order to provide a systematic approach to the description and diagnosis of these injuries.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomechanical Phenomena
Humans
Lunate Bone / diagnostic imaging
Lunate Bone / injuries*
Wrist Injuries / classification
Wrist Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Wrist Injuries / etiology