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lunate
(redirected from lunate bone)

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lunate [′lü‚nāt]
(biology)
Crescent-shaped
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[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] SLI is diagnosed with a gap or separation between the scaphoid and the lunate bones on a posterior anterior wrist X-ray.
'Terry Thomas' sign and the 'ring sign' of scapholunate instability by Bajwa, A.S.; Bajwa, A.K. / South African Journal of Radiology
Piece-of-cheese lunate (and spilled teacup) The lunate bone typically has a teacup-shaped appearance on lateral radiographs and a quadrilateral shape on posteroanterior (PA) views.
Food signs in musculoskeletal radiology by Basu, Pat Auveek; Stacy, Gregory Scott / Applied Radiology
To gain stabilization of the wrist, the scaphoid and lunate bones in the wrist were fused to the radius, one of the bones of the forearm.
Left hand attached to right arm by USA Today (Magazine)
 
 
 
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