True about lunate dislocation?
Correct Answer: Lunate dislocates anteriorly, while other carpal bones remains in place.
Description: Ans. A. Lunate dislocates anteriorly, while other carpal bones remain in place.Wrist dislocationsTypes* Lunate dislocation - lunate dislocates anteriorly, while other carpal bones remains in place.* Perilunate dislocation - lunate stays in place while other carpal bones dislocate posteriorly.Perilunate dislocation is the more common type, & when it is associated with fracture scaphoid, it is known as trans scaphoid perilunate fracture dislocation. Median nerve is the M/C nerve injury in lunate/perilunate dislocation.
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