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Perilunaire luxatie

English translation: perilunate luxation


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Dutch term or phrase:Perilunaire luxatie
English translation:perilunate luxation
Entered by: Nadia Borissova
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22:31 May 27, 2011
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Medical - Medical (general) / Orthopedie
Dutch term or phrase: Perilunaire luxatie
Uit geneeskundig rapport:
Perilunaire luxatie en scaphoïdfractuur rechterpols waarvoor fixateur externe en K-draadfixatie.
Nadia Borissova
Belgium
Local time: 13:51
perilunate luxation
Explanation:


http://atlas.mudr.org/Case-images-Perilunate-luxation-824


this is to do with the lunate bone: "a carpal bone (wrist bone) in the human hand that may be distinguished by its deep concavity and crescentic outline"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunate_bone

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yes, or shorter: scaphoid bone fracture
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Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 13:51
Grading comment
Hartelijk bedankt! :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4Perilunate dislocation
Marie-Helene Dubois
3 +1perilunate luxationBarend van Zadelhoff


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
perilunate luxation


Explanation:


http://atlas.mudr.org/Case-images-Perilunate-luxation-824


this is to do with the lunate bone: "a carpal bone (wrist bone) in the human hand that may be distinguished by its deep concavity and crescentic outline"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunate_bone

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-28 00:07:54 GMT)
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yes, or shorter: scaphoid bone fracture

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 13:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Hartelijk bedankt! :)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hartelijk bedankt! So the patient has a perilunate luxation and a fracture of the scaphoid bone.


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agree  Josephine Isaacs
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  -> Dank je wel, Josephine.
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2 days15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Perilunate dislocation


Explanation:
More commonly in use.

LearningRadiology.com - Lunate, Perilunate Dislocation
Perilunate Dislocation. Result of a fall on an outstretched, hyperextended hand. Relatively rare. Occurs when the lunate maintains normal position with ...
www.learningradiology.com/.../perilunatedislocatepage.htm - Cached - Similar

Perilunate Dislocations - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
29 Mar 2011 ... perilunate dislocation pattern provides a whole spectrum of wrist sprains, fractures, dislocations; - types of perilunate dislocations (in ...
www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/perilunate_dislocations - Cached - Similar

Perilunate Fracture Dislocations
10 Jul 2009 ... Perilunate dislocations (see image below) and perilunate fracture dislocations are the most devastating closed injuries of the wrist.
emedicine.medscape.com/article/1240108-overview - Cached - Similar

Wrist - Carpal instability
RIGHT: Perilunate dislocation: lunate is centered over the radius and ... Common dislocations of the wrist are the lunate and perilunate dislocations. ...
www.radiologyassistant.nl/en/42a29ec06b9e8 - Cached - Similar

Marie-Helene Dubois
Local time: 13:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hartelijk bedankt!

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