Surgical Repair of Acute TFCC Injury

Triangular fibrocartilage complex tears are a common source of ulnar-sided wrist pain and distal radioulnar joint instability. Symptoms recalcitrant to conservative management or injuries in high-demand athletes may indicate surgical management. Both open and arthroscopic techniques offer improvemen...

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Published inHAND Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 674 - 678
Main Authors Dunn, John C., Polmear, Michael M., Nesti, Leon J.
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2020
Subjects
Surgery
arthroscopic repair
tear
triangular fibrocartilage complex
open repair
distal radioulnar joint
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Summary:Triangular fibrocartilage complex tears are a common source of ulnar-sided wrist pain and distal radioulnar joint instability. Symptoms recalcitrant to conservative management or injuries in high-demand athletes may indicate surgical management. Both open and arthroscopic techniques offer improvements in objective measures, patient-centered outcome scores, and return to work, but may be complicated by nerve irritation, persistent wrist instability, and pain. Recently developed knotless arthroscopic techniques are not well studied but may limit morbidity.
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ISSN:1558-9447
1558-9455
DOI:10.1177/1558944719828007