Anatomy Focus: Locating the LUNATE Bone The lunate is a crescent-shaped carpal bone located in the proximal row of the wrist, between the scaphoid (laterally) and triquetrum (medially). You can palpate it just distal to Lister’s tubercle of the radius by flexing the wrist — it will often become more prominent. Clinically, the lunate is the most commonly dislocated carpal bone due to its central position and articulation with multiple bones. It’s also vulnerable to Kienböck’s disease — a conditio