Fracture of Lunate Bone of Wrist

Definition:
A break, especially the breaking of a bone or cartilage in the lunate bone of wrist.
Purchase 3 Phases

Symptoms
  • Pain in the wrist/hand
  • Swelling in the wrist/hand
  • Loss of ROM in the wrist/hand
  • Bruising
  • Associated with Keinbock's Disease
Causes
  • Fall on an outstretched hand
  • Forceful push
Treatment
  • Period of immobilization
  • Progress to ROM and stretching exercises
  • Hand intrinsic muscle strengthening
  • Upper extremity strengthening
Fracture of Lunate Bone of Wrist Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Ice Massage Hand Wrist
  • Wrist Flexor Stretch At Wall
  • Wrist Extensor Stretch At Wall
  • Ulnar Radial Deviation
  • Soft Tissue Mobilization Wrist And Hand

Fracture of Lunate Bone of Wrist Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Rice Hand Opening Closing
  • Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
  • Putty Gripping
  • Wrist Curls

Fracture of Lunate Bone of Wrist Phase III

Purchase Phase

  • Ulnar Radial Deviation
  • Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
  • Wrist Curls
  • Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
  • Rice Hand Opening Closing
  • Eccentric Wrist Flexion
  • Eccentric Wrist Extension