Moore, Wendy C.

* The wrist maintains stability through complex articulations of the carpal bones, dependent upon intrinsic and extrinsic ligaments. * Injury to the scapholunate interosseous ligament may lead to dissociative carpal instability, abnormal carpal kinetics, and sometimes arthritis. * The kinematics, kinetics, and self-stabilizing role of the tendons and their influence on the scapholunate interosseous ligament continue to be studied. * Critical to successful treatment of scapholunate interosseous ligament injuries is timely and complementary therapy. * There is currently no gold standard for a treatment algorithm for this condition.