as a unit to provide a bony superstructure for the hand. As a proximal carpal bone, the lunate is also involved in movement of the wrist.

Clinical relevance

The lunate bone is the most frequently dislocated carpal bone. For its diagnosis, a little-known depression on the dorsal aspect of the wrist, known as the lunate foveola, is used.
*Carpal coalition
*Kienbock's disease
*Teisen classification

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