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TWO CASES OF PROXIMAL POLE SCAPHOID FRACTURE ACCOMPANIED BY LUNATE FRACTURE

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jinno Hospital, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan

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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jinno Hospital, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan

Correspondence to: Dr. Yasuhiro Hidaka, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jinno Hospital, 1-1 Tamachi, Shikama-ku, Himeji, Hyogo, 672-8052, Japan. Tel: (+81) 79-235-5501.

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218810414720162Cited by:2

Abstract

We experienced two cases of simultaneous fracture of the scaphoid and the lunate. In two cases, both scaphoid and lunate fractures existed on the same plane, which may help us to understand the mechanism of proximal fracture of the scaphoid.

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Vol. 19, No. 02

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Received 27 August 2013

Revised 16 November 2013

Accepted 18 November 2013

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TWO CASES OF PROXIMAL POLE SCAPHOID FRACTURE ACCOMPANIED BY LUNATE FRACTURE

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