Imaging of Anatomical Variants Around the Wrist and Hand

Wrist and hand anatomy may present several clinically relevant variants that involve bones, muscles, tendons, and nerves. Thorough knowledge of these abnormalities and their appearance in imaging studies is useful for proper management. In particular, it is necessary to differentiate the incidental...

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Published inSeminars in musculoskeletal radiology Vol. 27; no. 2; p. 169
Main Authors Zaottini, Federico, Picasso, Riccardo, Pistoia, Federico, Pansecchi, Michelle, Tovt, Luca, Macciò, Marta, Sanguinetti, Sara, Martinoli, Carlo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2023
Subjects
Hand - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Radiography
Wrist - abnormalities
Wrist - diagnostic imaging
Wrist Joint - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Wrist and hand anatomy may present several clinically relevant variants that involve bones, muscles, tendons, and nerves. Thorough knowledge of these abnormalities and their appearance in imaging studies is useful for proper management. In particular, it is necessary to differentiate the incidental findings that do not represent a trigger for a specific syndrome from those anomalies causing symptoms and functional impairment. This review reports the most common anatomical variants encountered in clinical practice and briefly discusses their embryogenesis, related clinical syndrome if present, and their appearance using different imaging techniques. The information each diagnostic study (ultrasonography, radiographs, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging) may provide is described for each condition.
ISSN:1098-898X
DOI:10.1055/s-0043-1761953