LUNOTRIQUETRAL INSTABILITY

Course overview

LUNOTRIQUETRAL JOINT INSTABILITY IS OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED AND IF LEFT UNTREATED CAN RESULT IN LUNOTRIQUETRAL DISSOCIATION. ALTHOUGH PATIENTS MAY LACK SYMPTOMS IN LOW GRADE LUNOTRIQUETRAL INJURY, WHEN SYMPTOMATIC THERE IS A TYPICAL PATTERN OF PAIN AND SIMPLE TESTS CAN BE PERFORMED AND OBTAINED TO MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY INJURY. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LUNOTRIQUETRAL JOINT INSTABILITY FOR THE CLINICIAN AS WELL AS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM DEALING WITH THIS PATHOLOGY.