Congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture

Description: Case presentation An 11-year-old Caucasian boy presented with pain in the left wrist after a fall. Radiographs in the emergency department demonstrated a lunate that was divided into palmar and dorsal parts, causing a misdiagnosis of fractured lunate. Magnetic resonance imaging was then used to differentiate between the two diagnoses.
Conclusion Very few cases of bipartite lunate have been reported in the literature, and unless awareness is raised about congenital anomalies such as this variant, confusion may arise.
Congenital bipartite lunate presenting as a misdiagnosed lunate fracture: a case report Brian WZ Loh , Jason Harvey and Eugene TH Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011, 5:102