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East and Central African Journal of Surgery
Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa
ISSN: 1024-297X EISSN: 1024-297X
Vol. 20, No. 3, 2015, pp. 98-100
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Bioline Code: js15056
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2015, pp. 98-100
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Pisiform Dislocation and Distal Radius Ulna Fracture
Kalande, F. M.
Abstract
Pisiform dislocation is quite rare. In literature since the 40’s little discussion is documented
about this. It is quite rare without other carpal bone dislocation. Pisiform dislocates when
the wrist is forced into hypertension ;the flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) tears of the pisiform and
pisohamate ligament and or pisocarpitate ligament. Flexor Carpi ulnaris is a very
powerful wrist flexor in extension the pisiform acts as a sesamoid bone enhancing its
action. During such injury it is pulled in hypertension and displaces proximally or it may
thereafter migrates distally. We report a rare condition where dislocation of pisiform is
occurring not with carpal fractures or dislocation but with distal radius ulna fracture in a
young skeletally immature boy, the treatment and outcome.
Keywords
pisiform; traumatic dislocation excision and radius/ulna fracture
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