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Injuries of the scapholunate ligament are often underestimated. In the acute phase, radiographs are often misleading. Initially, patients have quite sharp pains which tend to decrease over a couple of weeks with rest, immobilization and painkillers.The described technique is useful in treating chronic unstable Scapholunate tears
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Goubau, J., Van Hoonacker, P., Berghs, B., Kerckhove, D. (2013). Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction Using a Bone-Ligament-Bone Autograft. In: Camus, E., Van Overstraeten, L. (eds) Carpal Ligament Surgery. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0379-1_26
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