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Perilunate Dislocation

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Various common injuries in the wrist and hand are investigated in this chapter. Significant attention is paid not only to proper diagnostic examination and imaging, but also to optimal nonoperative and operative treatment options to manage these conditions.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Melvin C. Makhni MD, MBA

  2. Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

    Eric C. Makhni MD, MBA

  3. Orthopedic Trauma, Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA

    Eric F. Swart MD

  4. Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Charles S. Day MD, MBA

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

    Melvin C. Makhni

  2. Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Eric C. Makhni

  3. Orthopedic Trauma, Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Eric F. Swart

  4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Charles S. Day

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Makhni, M.C., Makhni, E.C., Swart, E.F., Day, C.S. (2017). Perilunate Dislocation. In: Makhni, M., Makhni, E., Swart, E., Day, C. (eds) Orthopedic Emergencies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31524-9_47

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