Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Repair/Reconstruction. 2021

Lauren M Shapiro, and Jeffrey Yao
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, 4709 Creekstone Drive, Durham, NC 27703, USA.

The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is an intricate structure that plays an important role in providing distal radioulnar joint stability and load transmission at the ulnar wrist. Understanding this structure is critical for creating treatment plans based on patient history, physical examination, and imaging. Arthroscopic, arthroscopic-assisted, and open surgical treatment options exist for tears meeting distinct surgical criteria that are discussed in this article. Although long-term comparative outcomes studies are limited, long-term retrospective outcome studies of TFCC repair and reconstructive techniques demonstrate improvement in pain, stability, range of motion, and disability.

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
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D014954 Wrist Injuries Injuries to the wrist or the wrist joint. Injuries, Wrist,Injury, Wrist,Wrist Injury
D014955 Wrist Joint The joint that is formed by the distal end of the RADIUS, the articular disc of the distal radioulnar joint, and the proximal row of CARPAL BONES; (SCAPHOID BONE; LUNATE BONE; triquetral bone). Joint, Wrist,Joints, Wrist,Wrist Joints
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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