Reconstruction of Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Avulsions (Palmar 1C) with Associated Lunotriquetral and Dorsal Capsule Injury: A Case Report.
JBJS Case Connect
; 12(2)2022 04 01.
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ABSTRACT
CASE A 34-year-old farmer and railroad worker injured his left wrist when working at a railroad. The resulting dorsal-ulnar wrist blow caused disabling pain. Splits and 2 subsequent surgeries failed, including an arthroscopic triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) debridement and thermal ablation. Subsequently, magnetic resonance imaging documented a rare Palmer type 1C distal TFCC avulsion. Function was restored and return to farming permitted by reconstruction of the ulnotriquetral (UT) ligament using an extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) slip. CONCLUSION:
Chronic Palmer type 1C TFCC injuries can be successfully treated with ECU reconstruction of the UT ligament.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Traumatismos de la Muñeca
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Fibrocartílago Triangular
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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En
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JBJS Case Connect
Año:
2022
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Article