# Isolated Scaphoid Dislocation Secondary to Pseudogout Arthritis: A Case Report

## TL;DR

A 69-year-old man with untreated gout developed a rare wrist injury requiring surgery, highlighting the link between inflammatory arthritis and scaphoid dislocation.

## Contribution

This is the first reported case of atraumatic isolated scaphoid dislocation caused by pseudogout arthritis.

## Key findings

- Untreated pseudogout arthritis can lead to atraumatic scaphoid dislocation.
- Proximal row carpectomy was required as an urgent salvage procedure in this case.
- Inflammatory arthropathies may compromise carpal integrity, especially the scaphoid.

## Abstract

A 69-year-old male laborer with a prolonged history of untreated gouty arthritis in the wrist with an atraumatic isolated scaphoid dislocation requiring urgent salvage procedure in the form of proximal row carpectomy. Few isolated scaphoid dislocations have been reported in the literature. They usually are a result of high-energy mechanisms. To our knowledge, no atraumatic, isolated scaphoid dislocations with underlying pseudogout have been described in the literature. This report describes one such case and brings attention to the importance of treatment of inflammatory arthropathies in the carpus due to its effect on the integrity of the carpus and the scaphoid in particular.