Abstract
The ligamentous anatomy of the carpus has been well described in recent years. This presentation will review the most important fundamental aspects of carpal anatomy, the presentation and clinical evaluation of the injured wrist, and the management of the most common carpal abnormalities. Specifically, acute and chronic scapholunate instability, dynamic scapholunate instability, and perilunate dislocations will be reviewed. In addition, the characteristic sequence of scapholunate advanced collapse arthritis and its recommended treatment will be described.
The abstracts were prepared by Professor Jegan Krishnan. Correspondence should be addressed to him at the Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park 5047, Australia.
