Volar radiocarpal joint fracture subluxation associated with scapholunate ligament injury: A case report and review literatures

Abstract

The case report involves a 20-year-old man who suffered in a motorcycle accident and presented to our emergency department. The patient presented the 4th and 5th metacarpal bone fractures and volar radiocarpal subluxation with volar radiocarpal and scapholunate ligaments injuries. The patient underwent initial management involving external fixation with metacarpal bones pinning. An open reduction and internal fixation of the small marginal volar fragment with plate along with repair of the volar radiocarpal and scapholunate ligaments were then performed as definite management. The midterm outcomes were good with no complications. © JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF THAILAND, 2021.