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Os Epilunate

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Description

Name

  • Os Epilunate
  • Os Epilunatum

General

  • Accessory ossicle of the wrist
  • Lies on the dorsal surface of the lunocapitate articulation[1]
  • Can be mistaken for a loose body within the joint
  • Part of the differential diagnosis of dorsal atraumatic wrist pain

Clinical Significance

  • Symptomatic Os Epilunatum

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Timins M E. “Osseous anatomic variants of the wrist: findings on MR imaging.” American Journal of Roentgenology 173, no. 2 (1999): 339–344. doi:10.2214/ajr.173.2.10430131
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John Kiel on 23 January 2025 22:11:21
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23 January 2025 22:16:53
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