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  • Title: Preliminary lunate reduction and pinning facilitates restoration of carpal height when treating perilunate dislocation, scaphoid fracture and nonunion, and scapholunate dissociation.
    Author: Tomaino MM.
    Journal: Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ); 2004 Mar; 33(3):153-4. PubMed ID: 15074464.
    Abstract:
    Carpal collapse potentially accompanies greater and lesser arc perilunate injuries; unstable, acute scaphoid fracture; scaphoid nonunion with humpback deformity; and scapholunate dissociation. When surgical treatment is elected, preliminary reduction of the lunate from extension to neutral--to correct dorsal intercalated segment instability deformity--facilitates restoration of carpal height and decreases the risk of carpal malalignment and scapholunate advanced-collapse arthritis. This simple technique is described.
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