Primary and secondary stabilizers of the scapholunate joint: a systematic review of cadaveric ligament sectioning studies

Joshua Andrews, Simon Bellringer, Melanie Amarasooriya, Gregory Bain

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume): Journal of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand & Official Journal of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand

Published online on July 23, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Ahead of Print.
Introduction:Scapholunate instability is the most common pattern of carpal instability, yet the relative contributions of the intrinsic and extrinsic ligaments remain debated. This systematic review evaluated cadaveric studies of wrist biomechanics ...