A man with a painful wrist after a fall

A 67-year-old man presented in the emergency department after a fall on his outstretched right hand. Physical examination showed tenderness of the anatomical snuffbox and the dorsal side of the wrist. X-rays of the wrist revealed a perilunate luxation combined with a scaphoid fracture.

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Published inNederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde Vol. 156; no. 20; p. A3085
Main Authors Bloemen, Arthur, Weber, Roy J P
Format Journal Article
LanguageDutch
Published Netherlands 2012
Subjects
Accidental Falls
Aged
Fractures, Bone - diagnosis
Humans
Joint Instability - diagnosis
Male
Scaphoid Bone - injuries
Wrist Joint
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Summary:A 67-year-old man presented in the emergency department after a fall on his outstretched right hand. Physical examination showed tenderness of the anatomical snuffbox and the dorsal side of the wrist. X-rays of the wrist revealed a perilunate luxation combined with a scaphoid fracture.
ISSN:0028-2162
1876-8784