Traumatic wrist instability: what's in and what's out
Goldfarb, C.A.
Instructional Course Lectures 56: 65-68
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0065-6895 PMID: 17472293 Document Number: 606868
Traumatic wrist instability encompasses a wide spectrum of injuries from the subtle partial ligament tear to the dramatic perilunate dislocation. A timely diagnosis is based on the patient's history and physical examination together with radiographic and advanced imaging studies. Early intervention has been associated with improved patient outcomes.
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