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Vertical Instability of the Carpus – Axial Dislocation and Fracture-Dislocation: Review of the Literature

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Carpal axial dislocation with preservation of the radio-luno-capitate axis on a lateral view is extremely rare.

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Vogels, J., Uzel, AP., Delattre, O. (2013). Vertical Instability of the Carpus – Axial Dislocation and Fracture-Dislocation: Review of the Literature. In: Camus, E., Van Overstraeten, L. (eds) Carpal Ligament Surgery. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0379-1_16

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