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Bilateral carpal hyperextension injuries.
 
Bilateral carpal hyperextension injuries.
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Hyperextension injuries result from disruption of some or all of these anatomic structures.
 
Hyperextension injuries result from disruption of some or all of these anatomic structures.
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|q3=What radiographic view should be obtained prior to surgical treatment of this conditon?
 
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If instability is confined to the intracarpal and carpometacarpal joint, a partial carpal arthrodesis may be indicated; however, if there is instability of the antebrachiocarpal joint, a pancarpal arthrodesis should be considered.
 
If instability is confined to the intracarpal and carpometacarpal joint, a partial carpal arthrodesis may be indicated; however, if there is instability of the antebrachiocarpal joint, a pancarpal arthrodesis should be considered.
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