Treatment of chronic static scapholunate dissociation with the modified Brunelli technique : Preliminary results


Published online: Apr 27 2007

Luc De Smet, Petrus Van Hoonacker

University Hospital Pellenberg, Lubbeek, Belgium

Abstract

A series of 10 patients with reducible chronic post-traumatic scapholunate dissociation, treated with the modified Brunelli technique, is presented. The general outcome was good with a mean DASH score of 12, a range of motion of 69% and gripping force of 77% compared with the contralateral side.

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