Case 1.6
A 49-year old man fell off a ladder 4 days ago and continues to have pain in his right wrist. He denies pain in other parts of his body. On examination, there is tenderness and swelling at the dorsal medial aspect of his wrist. The patient receives a dose of oral analgesic medication. The following radiograhs are obtained.
Questions
1. What is the radiographic diagnosis?
2. What is the most appropriate ED treatment and follow up?
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1. perilunate dislocation
2. splint, ortho follow up within 3 days
Triquetral chip fracture
Treated symptomatically with immobilization. Outpt ortho follow up in case of nonunion (only for body fractures – chip fractures = no big deal)