Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Advanced scapholunate collapse (SLAC) is a common cause of wrist osteoarthritis. Watson HK and Ballet FL described SLAC injuries in 1984. They concluded that the incompetence of the scapholunate ligament led to a sequence of degenerative changes in the radio scaphoid junction in early stages and later in the Midcarpal joint, including a pan carpal injury. We describe the case of a male with an old scaphoid bone fracture and scapholunate collapse. Several treatment options are considered. However, the decision between performing a proximal carpectomy or total arthrodesis depends on several factors, including clinical evaluation and imaging studies. This clinical case, we performed a proximal carpectomy with favorable results at functional and aesthetic level.
Authors: Leonardo González Santos, Rodrigo E. Ferrero, Ana L. Pérez, Amador Jiménez, Sergio Sandoval, Elizabeth D. Rodriguez
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402983229