Imaging of Traumatic Carpal Instability

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Abstract

Ligaments of the wrist play a fundamental role in the stability of the carpus. Poirier and Charpy [1] and Testut [2] first described this relationship. The works of Mayfield et al. [3] and Taleisnik [4] constitute the basis of the current description. More recently, Berger [5] has contributed some modifications to this classification. Classically, we differentiate between intra-articular or interosseous ligaments and capsular ligaments. The latter group is further classified into intrinsic ligaments, which originate and insert into carpal bones, and extrinsic ligaments, which attach carpal bones to bones of the forearm or the hand [6].

Keywords

Carpal Bone Capsular Ligament Ligamentous Lesion Scapholunate Ligament Carpal Instability 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Hand Surgery Unit, Service de RadiologieCHU Strasbourg, Hôpital de HautepierreStrasbourg, CedexFrance
  2. 2.Centre de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de la Main IllkirchStrasbourg, CedexFrance
  3. 3.Département de RadiologieCHUM, Hôpital St LucMontréalCanada

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