Bilateral Congenital Capitate-Trapeziod-Trapezium Fusion

Abstract

This case report is about an 18year old male patient with mild left wrist pain of no known preceding aetiology. Through and general examination of the patient shown normal vital signs and no bony or visceral anomaly. Anterio-posterior X-ray view of the left wrist shown capitate-trapeziod-trapezium fusion. A comparative X-ray views of the right wrist shown capitate-trapeziodtrapezium fussion. This is a very rare fusion which has not be previously reported in any English literature and tells the importance of evaluating the both wrists radiologically even when there is no history of trauma in order no to miss the diagnosis of rare carpal fusions.