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Scapholunate dissociation: a rare presentation of TB wrist in a case of multi-focal skeletal tuberculosis.

Sabat D, Kumar V, Gupta A.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi-110 002. drdsabat@rediffmail.com

Tuberculosis rarely involves wrist joint and is usually diagnosed in arthritic stage. Early presentations are easily confused with traumatic event and commonly missed. We describe a case presenting with scapholunate dissociation initially, which later progressed to full blown arthritis. Similar presentation has never been documented.

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