Carpal boss

Carpal Boss in an Adolescent: Case Report

“…If surgery is performed, the wide excision approach described by Cuono and Watson is the favored surgical technique, as long as enough bone is excised so that good cartilage is visible at the joint. 1,2,7,9,10 There is no consensus, however, on the optimal method of treatment for carpal boss. There are a few small series demonstrating that steroid injection does not provide long-term symptomatic relief.…”

Incidence of Carpal Boss and Osseous Coalition: An Anatomic Study

“…A 16-year-old with a carpal boss was reported by Hultgren and Lugnegård in 1986. 6 It is difficult to explain the development of the carpal boss as a degenerative process in such young patients. Additionally, an incomplete osseous coalition is an atypical reaction to a degenerative process.…”

MRI diagnosis of carpal boss and comparison with radiography

“…According to the literature, a ganglion is present in up to 30% (8), although in our series only in 7%.…”

“…The os styloideum -described by Saltzmann (2) -is an accessory bone (9) between the trapezoid and capitate bones and the second and third MC (8). It originates from a separate ossification center (10).…”