Congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A rare case of congenital bipartite lunate in a child is reported. Carpal variants are very uncommon as independent entities, with only three previous reports of this condition in the English literature.</p> <p>Case pre...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A rare case of congenital bipartite lunate in a child is reported. Carpal variants are very uncommon as independent entities, with only three previous reports of this condition in the English literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>An 11-year-old Caucasian boy presented with pain in the left wrist after a fall. Radiographs in the emergency department demonstrated a lunate that was divided into palmar and dorsal parts, causing a misdiagnosis of fractured lunate. Magnetic resonance imaging was then used to differentiate between the two diagnoses.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Very few cases of bipartite lunate have been reported in the literature, and unless awareness is raised about congenital anomalies such as this variant, confusion may arise.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c45d6cf4635947ad8b1dca3d375b24882022-12-22T00:38:38ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472011-03-015110210.1186/1752-1947-5-102Congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture: a case reportHarvey JasonLoh Brian WZEk Eugene TH<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>A rare case of congenital bipartite lunate in a child is reported. Carpal variants are very uncommon as independent entities, with only three previous reports of this condition in the English literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>An 11-year-old Caucasian boy presented with pain in the left wrist after a fall. Radiographs in the emergency department demonstrated a lunate that was divided into palmar and dorsal parts, causing a misdiagnosis of fractured lunate. Magnetic resonance imaging was then used to differentiate between the two diagnoses.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Very few cases of bipartite lunate have been reported in the literature, and unless awareness is raised about congenital anomalies such as this variant, confusion may arise.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/102 |
| spellingShingle | Harvey Jason Loh Brian WZ Ek Eugene TH Congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | Congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture: a case report |
| title_full | Congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture: a case report |
| title_short | Congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture: a case report |
| title_sort | congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture a case report |
| url | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/102 |
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