Perilunate injuries - Repair by dual dorsal and volar approaches

Perilunate injuries cause a severe derangement of wrist anatomy prone to ma jor dysfunction. Early surgery employing dual dorsal and volar exposures fo r precise repair of each component of injury affords the optimal means of r estoring wrist stability and achieving a highly favorable recovery. This ar ticle provides an overview of the characteristic features of perilunate inj uries. The effectiveness of primary surgery employing dual dorsal and volar exposures for precision repair of the multicomponent perilunate injury is emphasized.