Open and Arthroscopic Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Repair. 2021

Ramesh C Srinivasan, and Jason J Shrouder-Henry, and Marc J Richard, and David S Ruch
From the The Hand Center of San Antonio (Srinivasan), San Antonio, TX, the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute (Shrouder-Henry), Hinsdale, IL, and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Richard, Ruch), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears, whether acute or chronic, can result in persistent ulnar-sided wrist pain. Although diagnosis and nonsurgical management of TFCC tears is well described, there remains ongoing discussion about the optimal surgical technique, specifically open or arthroscopic. This article reviews the most up-to-date literature regarding TFCC injury including demographics, risk factors for TFCC injury, classification of acute and chronic TFCC tears, history and physical examination, appropriate diagnostic imaging, surgical indications, pertinent surgical anatomy, open and arthroscopic TFCC repair, fixation biomechanics and techniques, postoperative rehabilitation, and clinical outcomes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001182 Arthroscopy Endoscopic examination, therapy and surgery of the joint. Arthroscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Arthroscopic,Arthroscopic Surgery,Surgery, Arthroscopic,Arthroscopic Surgeries,Arthroscopic Surgical Procedure,Arthroscopies,Procedure, Arthroscopic Surgical,Procedures, Arthroscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Arthroscopic,Surgical Procedure, Arthroscopic
D001696 Biomechanical Phenomena The properties, processes, and behavior of biological systems under the action of mechanical forces. Biomechanics,Kinematics,Biomechanic Phenomena,Mechanobiological Phenomena,Biomechanic,Biomechanic Phenomenas,Phenomena, Biomechanic,Phenomena, Biomechanical,Phenomena, Mechanobiological,Phenomenas, Biomechanic
D014457 Ulna The inner and longer bone of the FOREARM. Semilunar Notch,Trochlear Notch,Ulnar Coronoid Process,Ulnar Trochlear Groove,Coronoid Process, Ulnar,Semilunar Notchs,Trochlear Groove, Ulnar,Trochlear Notchs,Ulnar Coronoid Processes,Ulnar Trochlear Grooves,Ulnas
D014954 Wrist Injuries Injuries to the wrist or the wrist joint. Injuries, Wrist,Injury, Wrist,Wrist Injury
D051478 Triangular Fibrocartilage Fibrocartilage that makes up the triangular fibrocartilage complex which is found in the WRIST JOINT. Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex,Complex, Triangular Fibrocartilage,Fibrocartilage Complex, Triangular,Fibrocartilage, Triangular,Fibrocartilages, Triangular,Triangular Fibrocartilages

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