Perilunate fracture-dislocation: A continually missed injury

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-216

  Sochart, D H ^a,d   Birdsall, P D ^b   Paul, A S ^c  

^a Bury General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH TEES   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d 7 Woodlea   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Missed diagnosis; Perilunate dislocation; X ray interpretation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; LUNATE BONE; MALE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DISLOCATIONS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LUNATE BONE; MALE; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 0029992255     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.3.213     Document Type: Article

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