Lunotriquetral Coalition

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Lunotriquetral Coalition ICD-9

Lunotriquetral Coalition Etiology / Epidemiology / Natural History

• Most common carpal coalition
• Incidence @ 0.1%; much more common in African-Americans
• Can be associated with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, Holt-Oram syndrome, Turner's syndrome, and arthrogryposis

Lunotriquetral Coalition Anatomy

Lunotriquetral Coalition Clinical Evaluation

Lunotriquetral Coalition Xray / Diagnositc Tests

• Patients with a lunotriquetral coalition often have a widen scapholunate space which is a normal anatomic variant and not neccessarily scapholunate instability. (Metz VM, Radiology 1993;188:557)(link is external)

Lunotriquetral Coalition Classification / Treatment

• Generally aymptomatic with no treatment required.  Fibrous coalitions may be painful and require fusion. 
  

Lunotriquetral Coalition Associated Injuries / Differential Diagnosis

• Ellis-van Creveld syndrome
• Holt-Oram syndrome
• Turner's syndrome
• Arthrogryposis

Lunotriquetral Coalition Complications

Lunotriquetral Coalition Follow-up Care

Lunotriquetral Coalition Review References

• Shin, AY, JAAOS 2000;8:170
• Simmons BP, J Hand Surg [Am] 1985;10:190(link is external)
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