Title: Lunate Dislocation

Category: Orthopedics

Keywords: Lunate, Dislocation, Perilunate (PubMed Search)

Posted: 3/21/2009 by Michael Bond, MD (Updated: 3/4/2026)

Lunate Dislocation and perilunate dislocation are broken down into 4 stages that relates to the progressive disruption of the carpal ligaments due to hyperextension and ulnar deviation of the wrist:

For a good indepth review of lunate and perilunate injuries please read the article by Andy Perron with this attached link.... doi:10.1053/ajem.2001.21306   

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References

Perron AD, Brady WJ, Keats TE, Hersh RE. Orthopedic Pitfalls in the ED: Lunate and Perilunate Injuries Am J Emerg Med 2001;19:157-162