Wrist SurgeryWrist injuries are common in athletic competition and tears of the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) are the main source of athletes presenting with acute onset ulnar-sided wrist pain. Treatment for TFCC injuries varies based on the acuity and location of the tear. Degenerative ...
Fig. 4. : A: Post-operative radiograph of the wrist at 4 months shows bone union with congruent distal radioulnar joint. B: Post-operative clinical of patient at 6 month. Wrist ROM: Flexion 35°, Extension 80°, Pronation 90°, Supination 85°, DASH score 9.17 (Pre-Operative DASH score...
2. Degenerative Degenerative tears grow as the cartilage wears down with time and with age. This state can be accelerated by repeated pronation and squeezing. Tears may be caused by minor trauma or force. TFCC Injury Symptoms The main symptom of a TFCC tear is ulnar sided wrist pain, though...
injury and were indicated for arthroscopy at a time longer than 6 weeks after injury.TFCC lesions are wrist injuries which, if diagnosed early and treated appropriately, show good healing. If the triangular fibrocartilage complex is damaged by a central tear, disc resection gives good results. ...
The TFCC is a crucial stabilizer of the DRUJ. Based on its superficial and deep fibers, the TFCC guarantees unrestricted pronation and supination which is
The advent of wrist arthroscopy has intensified the interest in this structure. Arthroscopy, arthrograms, and other diagnostic studies have shown clinicians that the TFCC can be injured as well as undergo degenerative processes. In 1989, Palmer 1 introduced a scheme to classify injuries to the ...
An arthroscopic partial resection of triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) was performed on 8 patients with TFCC lesion. All cases had a history of trauma. Arthroscopy revealed that 7 patients had traumatic TFCC lesion and only one had a degenerative TFCC lesion. Clinical results of the procedure...
Palmer classified disorders of the TFCC in two basic categories: traumatic (Class 1) and degenerative (Class 2). These were subdivided into different types, depending on the location of the tear and the presence or absence of chondromalacic changes.Cardenas-Montemayor, E....