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:the archives of bone and joint surgery
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anne-carolin doring orthopaedic hand and upper extremity service, yawkey
center, suite 2100, massachusetts general hospital, boston,
ma, usa
celeste l. overbeek orthopaedic hand and upper extremity service, yawkey
center, suite 2100, massachusetts general hospital, boston,
ma, usa
teun teunis orthopaedic hand and upper extremity service, yawkey
center, suite 2100, massachusetts general hospital, boston,
ma, usa
stéphanie j.e. becker orthopaedic hand and upper extremity service, yawkey
center, suite 2100, massachusetts general hospital, boston,
ma, usa
david ring chief orthopaedic hand service, yawkey center, suite
2100, massachusetts general hospital, boston, ma, usa
background: abnormal angulation of the lunate can be an indication of intercarpal pathology. on magnetic resonance images (mris) the lunate often looks dorsally angulated, even in healthy wrists. the tilt on individual slices can also be different and might be misinterpreted as pathological, contributing to inaccurate diagnoses and unnecessary surgery. the primary aim of this study was to deter...