REVIEW  WRIST TRAUMATOLOGY 

Minerva Orthopedics 2021 April;72(2):127-39

DOI: 10.23736/S2784-8469.20.04029-1

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lingua: Inglese

Traumatic triangular fibrocartilage complex tears: “state of the art” from diagnosis to treatment

Francesco POGLIACOMI ¹ ✉, Filippo CALDERAZZI ¹, Letizia MARENGHI ¹, Danila OLDANI ¹, Fabrizio TACCI ¹, Francesco PAGNINI ², Gianluca TARONNA ², Silvio TOCCO ³, Massimo DE FILIPPO ²

¹ Orthopedic and Traumatology Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; ² Unit of Radiology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; ³ Centro Riabilitativo della Mano e Arto Superiore (C.RI.M.A.S.) Srl, Parma, Italy

Traumatic fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears are a common source of disabling ulnar sided wrist pain. Originally described by Palmer in 1981, our understanding of the anatomy and biomechanics of the TFCC, as well as of the diagnosis and treatment of its lesions, has been refined. The aim of this review was to summarize “the state of the art” on traumatic TFCC injuries from diagnosis to treatment.

KEY WORDS: Wrist; Wounds and injuries; Triangular fibrocartilage; Tears