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Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
in the lunate ("tea ... cup") which should ... trapezium, capitate, triquetrum ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major ... determine if stress test ... echo in the last year ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... Chest X-ray:
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
nerve injury (25%) TEST ... Compartment syndrome risk ... CLINICAL: instability ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic