Isolated Symptomatic Scapho-Lunate Coalition without Accompanying Anomalies.
10.4055/jkoa.2018.53.5.449
- Author:
Hye Yeon CHOI
1
;
Jeong Hwan KIM
;
Hak Jin MIN
;
Jae Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. kimjh@seoulmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
coalition;
carpal coalition;
scarpho-lunate coalition
- MeSH:
Carpal Bones;
Hand
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2018;53(5):449-452
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A carpal coalition that indicates the fusion of two carpal bones resulting from the failure of differentiation is a rare condition compared to the tarsal coalition. The most common carpal coalition is the luno-triquetral coalition, followed by the capitate-hamate coalition. Most of these coalitions are usually asymptomatic. Thus far, only a few cases of a coalition between the scaphoid and lunate with accompanied anomalies in the ipsilateral hand, such as accessory carpal bone or ray deficiency, have been reported. We present, for the first time, a case of a symptomatic isolated scapho-lunate coalition without any accompanying anomalies.
